And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14. Jesus is called the Word of God. He
Pure in Heart and Life
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1 John 3:3. John was a teacher of holiness, and in his letters to the church he laid down unerring rules for the conduct
Martyred for Christ
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. Acts 6:15. Stephen, the foremost of the seven deacons, was a man of deep piety and broad
What Lack I?
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Luke 18:18. The young man who asked Jesus what he should do that he might have eternal life was answered: “Keep the commandments.”
Come and See
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. John 1:45. Philip called Nathanael…. If Nathanael had trusted to the
Knowledge Requires Action
Ezra … was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. Ezra 7:6. More than two thousand years have passed since Ezra “prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord,
Ezra, Student and Teacher
Ezra … prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it. Ezra 7:10. Born of the sons of Aaron, Ezra had been given a priestly training; and in addition to this he had acquired a