Word: jesus
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Attention is called to the following courses to be offered during the second half-year by Mr. W. M. Lindsay, Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford...
...Donald's sermon was an earnest plea for the need of believing in the power of Jesus; that men through such a belief might become living examples that nearness to Christ is nearness to God. The early Christians who were with Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead saw then that what He taught was true, and thenceforth they were willing to bear record for Him. So today what society needs is men and women who shall follow Christ's teachings, and through their influence and example lead others to follow...
...life can be without sacrifice, if he is to accomplish anything. Through Jesus, sacrifice was made noble. It is what knits man to God: the Divine in human life...
...history the slaves worked for the wealthy and administered to their whims. The slaves had no rights; but when Jesus said, "I am among you as he that serveth," He made Himself one with them. Christ made it clear that all men must see not how much they can get out of it; but how much they can put into it. By His self-sacrifice He ennobled self-devotion...
...When Jesus proposed to go into Judea, said Dr. Moxom, all the apostles protested save one, Thomas, who is often called the doubter. He was the one to say it was better to go, that they might die with Christ. Yet Thomas, a truehearted and faithful follower of Jesus, often seems to have doubted. But sincere doubt is never a crime. The world has moved forward through doubters. When the heart is sincere, the logic of conscience becomes at last the logic of understanding...