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...Washington Gladden spoke last evening from the fifth chapter of the first epistle of John. His text was from the first and fourth verses: "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world...
...assertion that belief in the kingly character of Christ brings victory over the world seems, at first sight, hard to believe. The problem is a practical one and it concerns every man. Among men of different interests and pursuits different idols are worshipped as all-powerful. At different times cotton, or coal, or sugar has been called king, and at all times among business men money has been held the highest power. Scientists believe knowledge to be the greatest ruling power. Yet no one of these powers can be truly called king of mankind. Money, that is representative...
...fact that Christ was a Son of God did not exempt Him from the suffering of the world. A part of His mission on earth was to learn obedience and this He could only do through suffering. Suffering is not a mishap but is sent by God to teach us trust, submission and obedience. It is a part of the education of our lives and is alone able to make us trustful, submissive and obedient...
...lives. When we thus apply it, it seems to show us that we belong to God for these reasons. First because God is Father of us all and is constantly reminding men of all conditions of His constant supervision and care of them. The redemption of Jesus Christ is another reason which shows that we belong to God. We are through sin in the bondage of sin and Christ comes to free us, to redeem us from this bondage. Then again, perhaps in some still moment of prayer, we have yielded ourselves to the interest of religion, so that this...
...relation between God and man, man does all the work,- that man has to find God. St. Paul's correction stands against this; he shows us that God is about us everywhere, helping and aiding us with His universal experience. Before man ever proved God, God was proving him, Christ found man long before man came to Christ and since the beginning of time religion has been supporting man unknown...