What Jesus Christ Thought of Himself; An Outline Study and Interpretation of His Self-Revelation in the Gospels (Paperback)

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.1916 Excerpt: ... testimony to the Jews in the Temple.1 So with this evidence,2 supplemented by his warnings against being deceived by false Christs,3 and by the use of other titles such as "the Son of man" discussed later (see p. 79), there can be no doubt but that our Lord claimed to be the Christ, the responsible representative of the highest power and love of God on earth. His own testimony makes it easy for us to understand the words of the people of Samaria, "We have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world." 4 2. Master of the Present. We turn now from Christ as the Master of the Past, to Christ as the Master of the Present Life. Our object here is to show his consciousness of a unique position among men. This may be considered under the following divisions: 1 John 10: 24, 25. Cf. Matt. 22: 41-46. Jesus' statement on the road to Emmaus is also to the point for those who accept its authenticity, Luke 24:25-27. Matt. 24: 4, 5, 23, 24; Mark 13: 21, 22; cf. 13:6. 4 John 4: 41, 42. A. Consciousness of Complete Righteousness. B. Consciousness of Absolute Leadership. C. Consciousness of Authority. D. Consciousness of Founding the Kingdom. E. Consciousness of Mastery of Nature. F. Consciousness of Revealing God's Character. G. Consciousness of Power to Forgive Sins. H. Consciousness of Unique Sonship. A. Consciousness of Complete Righteousness. In the world's history there has been but one known person so completely consecrated to God. that he was apparently conscious, on reaching early manhood, of no thought or word or act that was not in obedience to his Father's will. Jesus Christ knew himself to be altogether righteous, because he was entirely obedient, completely consecrated to the service of God. At the threshold of his mi...