Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its HistoryBesant, Annie
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Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History
Besant, Annie
Christianity -- Controversial literature
'It is of the greatest 'Who did no sin, neither
consequence to every person to was guile found in his
strive without remission to mouth.'--1 Pet. ii. 22.
approach to the divine Logos,
the Word of God above, who 'Whosoever shall drink of the
is the fountain of all wisdom; water that I shall give him,
that by drinking largely shall never thirst, but the
of that sacred spring, instead water that I shall give him
of death, he may be rewarded shall be in him a well of
with everlasting life.'--De water springing up into
Profugis. everlasting life,'--John iv. 14.
'The Logos is the shepherd 'The great shepherd of the
of God's flock. flock... our Lord Jesus.'--
Heb. xiii. 20.
'The deity, like a shepherd,
and at the same time 'I am the good shepherd, and
like a monarch, acts with the know my sheep, and am known
most consummate order and of mine.'--John x. 14.
rectitude, and has appointed
his First-born, the upright 'Christ ... the shepherd and
Logos, like the substitute of guardian of your souls.'--
a mighty prince, to take care 1 Pet. ii. 25.
of his sacred flock.'--De
Agricult. 'For Christ must reign till he
hath put all his enemies under
The Logos, Philo says, is his feet.'--1 Cor xv. 25.
'The great governor of the
world; he is the creative and 'Christ, above all principality,
princely power, and through and might, and dominion, and
these the heavens and the every name that is named, not
whole world were produced.' only in this world, but in the
--De Profugis. world to come .. and God hath
put all things under his feet.'--
Eph. i. 21, 22
'The Logos is the physician 'The spirit of the Lord is
that heals all evil.'--De upon me, because he hath
Leg. Allegor. anointed me to heal the
broken-hearted.'--Luke iv.
18.
_The Logos the Seal of God._ _Christ the Seal of God._
'The Logos, by whom the 'In whom also, after that
world was framed, is the seal, ye believed, ye were sealed
after the impression of which with the holy seal of promise.'
everything is made, and is --Eph. i. 13
rendered the similitude and 'Jesus, the son of man ... him
image of the perfect Word of hath God the Father
God.'--De Profugis. sealed.'--John vi. 27.
'The soul of man is an 'Christ, the brightness of
impression of a seal, of which his (God's) glory, and the
the prototype and original express image of his person.
characteristic is the everlasting --Heb. i. 3.
Logos.'--De Plantatione
Noë.
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