The God-man; or, The life and works of Jesus, the Christ and son of God; a poem in fifteen parts . minent subjects in the minds of leadingChristians from the beginning in the Christian Church, 68 the God-Man. VII Gainst heretics their faith defending In Him and in His miracles—Most valiantly for Him contending That He fulfilled His ^ oracles. VIII Christs foes against Himself w^ere aimingOf sin Him charged and proved to see. But they said nought on His exclaiming:** Who of you of sin convicteth me ? —» IX Thus Christ was, as He oft was callingHimself, not Son of man ^ alone. But He Himself, si
The God-man; or, The life and works of Jesus, the Christ and son of God; a poem in fifteen parts . minent subjects in the minds of leadingChristians from the beginning in the Christian Church, 68 the God-Man. VII Gainst heretics their faith defending In Him and in His miracles—Most valiantly for Him contending That He fulfilled His ^ oracles. VIII Christs foes against Himself w^ere aimingOf sin Him charged and proved to see. But they said nought on His exclaiming:** Who of you of sin convicteth me ? —» IX Thus Christ was, as He oft was callingHimself, not Son of man ^ alone. But He Himself, since Adams ideal sinless man^ has shown.— X Absorbed in thoughts and meditating On His sublime Messiah-sphere,Gods Son Himself was consecrating Already there in His twelfth year.* XI In spirit strong, Christ grew in favor With God and men;® with wisdom filled His thirtieth year,^ twas His endeavorGods kingdom for all times to build. iMat. lo: 16-39 etc., etc. John 8: 46. ^john 8: 28 etc.*I Pet. 2: 22 etc., etc. ^ Luke 2: 46-52 etc. * Luke 2: Luke 3: 23. ^Mat. 16: THE BAPTISM OF CilRIST IN JORDAN And in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilder-ness of Judea. Then went out unto him Jerusalem and all Judea. andall the region round about Jordan; and they were l)aptized of him in theriver Jordan. And Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and wasbaptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of thewater, he saw the heavens opened.—Matt. 3: ,16; Mark 1: 5,9,10 Part VII. 71 XII His eighteen years of preparation—To which we have no further clue Than gives to us the information That He the Scriptures fully knew, XIII Were, doubtless, years of meditationMost surely in Gods holy word. Which, sun-like, of His high relationTo God,^ full light should Him afford. XIV His peerless height of consecrationChrist there at Jordan did express In that God-minded obligation: Fulfilling every righteousness. ^— XV There John the Baptist s
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