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

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fellowship which I extended, you would have had<br />

to ' <strong>the</strong> wise' <strong>and</strong> ' <strong>the</strong> righteous,' not to sinners.<br />

Such was Israel as a whole. And yet <strong>the</strong>re was an<br />

election according to grace: <strong>the</strong> violent, who had<br />

to fight <strong>the</strong>ir way through all this, <strong>and</strong> who took <strong>the</strong><br />

Kingdom by violence—<strong>and</strong> so Heaven's Wisdom<br />

(in opposition to <strong>the</strong> children's folly) is vindicated'<br />

by all her children.* If anything were needed to<br />

show <strong>the</strong> internal harmony between <strong>the</strong> Synoptists<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fourth Grospel, it would be this final<br />

appeal, which recalls those o<strong>the</strong>r words: ^ He<br />

came unto His own (things or property), <strong>and</strong> His<br />

own (people, <strong>the</strong>y who were His own) received<br />

Him not. But as many as received Him, to <strong>the</strong>m<br />

gave He power (right, authority) to become<br />

children <strong>of</strong> Qoiy which were bom (begotten), not<br />

... <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> will <strong>of</strong> man, but <strong>of</strong> God." iVit^<br />

6. <strong>The</strong> scene once more changes, <strong>and</strong> we are again<br />

at MachsBrus.' Weeks have passed since <strong>the</strong> return<br />

<strong>of</strong> John*H messengers. We cannot doubt, that <strong>the</strong><br />

sunlight <strong>of</strong> faith has again fidlen into <strong>the</strong> dark<br />

dungeon, nor yet that <strong>the</strong> peace <strong>of</strong> restful

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