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| The Strongest
Argument |
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is an eloquence far more powerful than the eloquence of words in the
quiet, consistent life of a pure, true Christian. What a man is has more
influence than what he says.
The officers who were sent to Jesus came back with the report that never
man spoke as He spoke. But the reason for this was that never man lived
as He lived. Had His life been other than it was, He could not have
spoken as He did. His words bore with them a convincing power, because
they came from a heart pure and holy, full of love and sympathy,
benevolence and truth.
It is our own character and experience that determines our influence
upon others. In order to convince others of the power of Christ's grace,
we must know its power in our own hearts and lives. The gospel we
present for the saving of souls must be the gospel by which our own
souls are saved. Only through a living faith in Christ as a personal
Saviour is it possible to make our influence felt in a skeptical world.
If we would draw sinners out of the swift-running current, our own feet
must be firmly set upon the Rock, Christ Jesus.
The badge of Christianity is not an outward sign, not the wearing of a
cross or a crown, but it is that which reveals the union of man with
God. By the power of His grace manifested in the transformation of
character the world is to be convinced that God has sent His Son as its
Redeemer. No other influence that can surround the human soul has such
power as the influence of an unselfish life. The strongest argument in
favor of the gospel is a loving and lovable Christian.
~ Ministry of Healing |
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