There is no truth more greatly opposed by mankind, which can justifiably
lead us to suspect, or truly believe, that it is the greatest truth of
all. This I believe: Anyone who knows this truth in the heart of hearts,
and not just in the head, stands in the perfect will and ordained rest
of God.
Jesus Christ, by living in complete submission
to God, which could only come by a pureness of heart in a spirit
untainted by sin, served as a conduit of Light that fully illuminated
the Being of God. We do not know the great honor of God, until
we see Him honored by Christ. We do not know the great glory of
God, until we see Him glorified by Christ. We do not know the great
power of God, until we see His power in Christ. We do not know
Him by faith, until we come into the faith of Christ. Jesus Christ,
His life wholly subsumed by God, is the very expression of God,
and is the only Way that all men can know Him.
We have before us a most solemn question and, appropriately, a most solemn
answer to that question with an inescapable conclusion. Has a great and holy
man, who somehow miraculously escaped sinning, saved us, or have we been
saved by a sure and perfect Savior, One Who made no gamble and took no chances,
One Who was sure to do the job?
Who is the Messiah, if not God? Who is this Son of Man that fulfills the
Law and the Prophets? What does it mean for those who believe and the rest
of the world? What a day it is when the Messiah appears!