The Mind of Jesus

The Mind of Jesus

The following minor typographical errors have been corrected: Title page: duplicate word of removed p9: Verse number 2. added to Mark, viii. for consistency p23: brethern changed to brethren p106: vail changed to veil p124: duplicate word one removed p126: the its great fountain changed to its great fountain p128: frowed changed to frowned The Mind of Jesus! What a study is this! To attain a dim reflection of it, is the ambition of angelshigher they can not soar. To be conformed to the image of His Son!it is the end of God in the predestination of His Church from all eternity. We shall be like Him!it is the Bible picture of heaven! In a former little volume, we pondered some of the gracious Words which proceeded out of the mouth of Jesus. In the present, we have a few faint lineaments of that holy Character which constituted the living exposition and embodiment of His precepts. But how lofty such a standard! How all creature-perfection shrinks abashed and confounded before a Divine portraiture like this! He is the true Angel standing in the sun, who alone projects no shadow; so bathed in the glories of Deity that likeness to Him becomes like the light in which He is shroudedno man can approach unto it. May we not, however, seek at least to approximate, though we can not adequately resemble? It is impossible on earth to associate with a fellow-being without getting, in some degree, assimilated to him. So, the more we study the Mind of Christ, the more we are in His companyholding converse with Him as our best and dearest friendcatching up his holy looks and holy deedsthe more shall we be transformed into the same image.[Pg iv] ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 28507
Author: Macduff, John R. (John Ross)
Release Date: Apr 5, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English