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

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when nei<strong>the</strong>r in this mountain, nor yet in Jerusalem,<br />

ye shall worship <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r.' Words <strong>of</strong> sad<br />

warning, <strong>the</strong>se ; words <strong>of</strong> prophecy also, that<br />

already pointed to <strong>the</strong> higher solution in <strong>the</strong><br />

worship <strong>of</strong> a common Fa<strong>the</strong>r, which would be <strong>the</strong><br />

worship nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Jews nor <strong>of</strong> Samaritans, but <strong>of</strong><br />

children. And yet <strong>the</strong>re was truth in <strong>the</strong>ir present<br />

diflTerences. ' Ye worship ye know not what: we<br />

worship what we know, since salvation is from out<br />

<strong>the</strong> Jews.* * <strong>The</strong> Samaritan was aimless worship,<br />

because it wanted <strong>the</strong> goal <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> Old Testament<br />

institutions, that <strong>Messiah</strong> ^ Who was to be <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

seed <strong>of</strong> David' •—for, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jews, * as concerning<br />

<strong>the</strong> flesh,' was Christ to • »«»• *•» come.^ But only<br />

<strong>of</strong> present interest could such distinctions be ; for<br />

»Bom. ix. an hour would come, nay, already was,<br />

when <strong>the</strong> true worshippers would * worship <strong>the</strong><br />

Fa<strong>the</strong>r in spirit <strong>and</strong> in truth, for <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r also<br />

seeketh such for His worshippers. Spirit is God' *<br />

—<strong>and</strong> only worship in spirit <strong>and</strong> in truth could be<br />

acceptable to such a God.<br />

Higher or more Ghristlike teaching than this could

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