This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...he was already prepared to be a disciple; but in this supreme moment, by the grace and spirit of God, a great impulse was given to his faith, so that it sprang up from comparative weakness into a strength till then unparalleled, and the expression of that faith drew out the testimony of the Lord to its ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...he was already prepared to be a disciple; but in this supreme moment, by the grace and spirit of God, a great impulse was given to his faith, so that it sprang up from comparative weakness into a strength till then unparalleled, and the expression of that faith drew out the testimony of the Lord to its genuineness and greatness. But I wish you to notice that this testimony to his faith is virtually also a testimony to his character; for faith is not cherished except by a certain character. The Pharisees and Scribes had seen more of Christ probably than this centurion had; and yet they had no faith in Christ at all, because their characters were different from his. Faith is thus a moral test. It is a mistake to suppose that every man, or any man, will believe if only the evidence is sufficient. That may be true in mathematical science, but it will not hold in the moral sphere, for there you will sometimes find such perversity that no degree of evidence will produce faith. There is need of the unbiassed disposition, the sincere search for truth, and the earnest willingness to obey the truth when it is found, before there can be faith. And so this testimony borne by Christ to the greatness of the centurion's faith is at the same time an attestation of the excellence of his character as a simple, open-minded, earnest man, honestly seeking and eagerly welcoming the truth. Then again the faith which is thus rooted in character reacts upon character. As a man believes, so he becomes. If a man believes in Buddha, he will think Buddha; he will live Buddha; he will become Buddha. And equally if he believes in Jesus Christ, he will think Jesus; he will live Jesus; he will reproduce Jesus in his character and conduct. And so the man to whom the Redeemer...
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