"There may be another Homer, there may be another Virgil, there may e another Dante, there may be another Milton, but there will never be another Jesus. Whatever surprises there may be in store for the world, Jesus will never be surpassed. He is the goal of all goodness, the summit of all thought, the crown of all character and the perfection of all beauty. He is the incarnation of all tenderness, the focalization of force, the manifestation of might, the personification of power, the concentration of character, the materialization of thought, and the living illustration of all truth. He is the prophecy of man’s possibility."
"We behold Him, and in Him we see the realization of all human expectation: a leader greater than Moses, a priest greater than Aaron, a king greater than David, a commander greater then Joshua, a philosopher greater than Solomon and a prophet greater than Elijah. He walks like a man. He talks like God. His words are oracles, His acts miracles. The crown of divinity rests on His brow. The scepter of universal dominion clings to His hand, the eternities flash in His eyes. Eternal rectitude is written in His face; the smile of Jehovah transforms His countenance."
"He is the express image of His father. Children cluster at his feet. Womanhood instinctively places the crown of purity on His brow. The winds obey Him. A glance from His eye and the crystal waters blush to amber wine. The dead forget themselves and live. The lame leap for joy. Ears which never heard thirst for the very sound of His voice and sightless eyes deny their past and open their drooping lids to the beauty of His presence. Pain, palsied at His touch, vanishes."
"The name of Jesus stands alone. God has given Him a name which is above every name. No creed can contain Him, no catechism can expound Him, flesh of our flesh, very God of our very God. To be a Christian is to live in Christ. Unto Him be glory, dominion and power for ever and ever. Amen."
(Source Unknown.) (taken for "Wise up & Live" by Paul E. Larsen/ISBN 0-8307-0453-1)
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