Behind the world and beyond

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BX 7233 .S8 B43 1910 Stimson, Henry Albert, 1842

THE NEW THINGS OF GOD. SI. 25 net.

II What Is The Purpose Of Life ? 13

"As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more." — Psalm 103. 15, 16.

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"Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this pubHcan. I fast twice in the week; I give tHhes of all that I get. But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner." — Luke 18. 10-13.

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WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR THE WORLD 38

"God hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son." — Hebrews 1. 2.

ON WHAT CONDITION IS HEAVEN TO BE AT- TAINED ? 48

"In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."— John 14. 2, 3.

VI The Essentials Of The Christian Faith.— I 69

"Neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you." — Luke 17. 21.

VII The Essentials Of The Christian Faith.— II 74

"For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures." — 1 Corinthians 15. 3, 4.

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THE ESSENTIALS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.— Ill 88

-'If Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain." — 1 Corinthians 15. 14.

IX Why Not Simply The Morality Op Jesus? 101

"And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him. Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, even God." —Mark 10. 17, 18.

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THE SEARCHING QUESTION Ill

"He saith unto them. But who say ye that I am?" — Matthew 16. 15.

XI The Meaning Of A Neglected Christ 121

"And we esteemed him not." — Isaiah 53. 3.

XII THE CALL OF THE WORLD 131

"Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now. and I work." — John 5. 17.

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PAGE i'O Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy strong hand: . . . Let me go over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan." — Deuteronomy 3. 24, 25.

XIV The Test Op The Jordan 157

"They said. If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan." — Numbers 32. 5.

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"And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me." — Matthew 11. 4-6.

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"There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear." — 1 Corinthians 10. 13.

XVII THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CONVERSION 193

"I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in imbelief." — 1 Timothy 1. 13.

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"But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting." — ^Micah 5. 2.

"And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy." — 2 Samuel 6. 12.

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"Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." — Ephesians 5. 25-27.

XXV The Challenge To The Christian Church. 281

"And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring Une in his hand." — Zech-

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