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I. CHRIST, BY THE EYE OF FAITH, IS APPREHENDED AS "THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD." "No man hath seen God at any time." Yet a vision of God is a vital necessity for the soul. "He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father." Christ, however, is only "seen" by faith.

1. Character.

2. Purpose.

II. THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF HIS HISTORY.

1. By immutable facts.

2. By its uniqueness. Among all histories that of Christ stands alone —

(1)  In moral sublimity.

(2)  In loftiness of endeavour.

(3)  In spiritual power.

3. By the agency of the Holy Spirit. Whence comes the faith which removes the veil and floods the soul with "the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ"?

(Homilist.)

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KJV: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

WEB: Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;