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Jesus Christ – Unique and All Sufficient
Jesus Christ – Unique and All Sufficient In his address to the first Parliament of World’s Religions which met in Chicago in 1893, Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda recited a hymn which met with the approval of most who were in attendance. In part, the hymn says: “As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear,…
Jesus Marveled
Jesus Marveled The Gospel writers record two occasions during the public ministry of Jesus on which the Lord “marveled” or “wondered” at a particular event, and significantly both involved the matter of faith. We recall the words of a Roman soldier: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof, but just say the word and my servant will be healed” (Matt 8:8). Jesus “marveled” and rejoiced at this expression of “great faith” from a Gentile, a faith…