meaning, but the Person of the Lord is so sacred, that the slightest

misunderstanding must be removed not only as a right but as an act of

acceptable worship.

Returning to the matter of doctrine, and the way in which Christ fills

it all, we have in 1 Corinthians 1:30 a truly wonderful fulness indicated.

Before quoting this verse, we note that the R.V. adds in the margin, the word

'both'.  This is a recognition of the Greek particle, te.  Te is a

conjunction of annexation, annexing with an implied relation, and is

translated 'both' and 'also'.  Some examples of its usage might be of

'All that Jesus began both to do and teach' (Acts 1:1).

'Whether they were men or women' (Acts 9:2).

'Samson, and ... of David also, and Samuel' (Heb. 11:32).

The readers that Paul had in mind when he wrote 1 Corinthians, were

members of 'the church of God', 'sanctified' and 'called to be saints' (1

Cor. 1:2).  It is therefore impossible for such to have been ignorant of

Redemption, which is a prime necessity for salvation.  What they did not so

readily recognize was that Christ was made much more, and so Paul wrote 'but

of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, Who of God is made unto us wisdom, and

righteousness, and sanctification As Well As redemption', or as he expressed

the same overwhelming truth in 1 Corinthians 3:21 -23:

'Therefore let no man glory in men.  For All Things are yours; whether

Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things

present, or things to come; All are Yours; and ye are Christ's; and

Christ is God's'.

Is it eternal life you seek?

John will point you to Christ:

'We ... shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and

was manifested unto us' (1 John 1:1,2).

Is it peace you long for?  Not only has He 'made peace through the

blood of His cross' (Col. 1:20), He Himself Is our peace (Eph. 2:14).  Christ

is 'the hope of glory' (Col. 1:27); Christ is the one and only foundation (1

Cor. 3:11); Christ is the Firstfruits of them that slept (1 Cor. 15:20), and

when He at length appears in glory, it will be 'Christ, Who is our life'

(Col. 3:4).  To represent adequately this aspect of our subject however would

end in setting forth practically the whole doctrine of God, of salvation, and

of subsequent blessing, for in this as in all things 'Christ is all and in

The Creeds that have emerged from the conflict

of opinion, generally overstate the belief held by the victors, and often

fail to recognize elements of truth which in the blindness of attack have

been labelled 'heresy'.  Dispensational Truth, while expressing a vital

feature of Scripture and imbedded in every department of it, has been so

misunderstood, or never even seen at all, that its revival as a most

essential feature in the interpretation of Scripture has been accompanied

by much opposition, misrepresentation and consequent disproportionate

emphasis  on  some  of  its  features.