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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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Biblical teaching, <strong>and</strong> even <strong>the</strong> psychological<br />

necessity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> case,<br />

must have pointed to temptation <strong>and</strong> victory as <strong>the</strong><br />

condition <strong>of</strong><br />

spiritual greatness. It could not have been<br />

o<strong>the</strong>rwise in a world<br />

hostile to Qod, nor yet in man, whose conscious<br />

choice determines his<br />

position. No crown <strong>of</strong> victory without previous<br />

contest, <strong>and</strong> that<br />

proportionately to its brightness^ no moral ideal<br />

without personal<br />

attainment <strong>and</strong> probation. <strong>The</strong> patriarchs had been<br />

tried <strong>and</strong> proved;<br />

80 had Moses, <strong>and</strong> all <strong>the</strong> heroes <strong>of</strong> faith in Israel.<br />

And Rabbinic

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