Homilist Isaiah 43:10 You are my witnesses, said the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he… (with Acts 5:32, "We are witnesses"): — I. THE WITNESS BORNE BY THE JEWS IS ONE OF THE MOST MARVELLOUS OF MIRACLES. 1. They stood out in the presence of the whole world; selected, chosen, taught, disciplined, serrate 2. They were the recipients of the traditions of God. To them was entrusted the sacred law, the symbolical representation of God's attributes, and goodness. 3. They were the mediums of prophecy. Through them the Divine Will was heard speaking in accents of warning, mercy, and love. II. THE GENTILE CHURCH WAS APPOINTED TO DEVELOP, CARRY ON, AND COMPLETE THE WORK BEGUN BY THE Jews. The work entrusted to them is of infinite importance. 1. The Church is God's candlestick in the midst of our evil and dark world. It bestows the radiance of everlasting light on all around. 2. The Church is God's sun, that warms the dead and cold hearts of men into life. National life would freeze into eternal death were it not for this agency. 3. The Church is the salt of the earth, keeping it from moral putrefaction. Society would rot without, this antiseptic influence. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. |
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