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o why publish another work, es- And even if you don’t, these reminders of
pecially one so brief, on the person His glory and beauty will warm your heart
Sabout whom the most has already as you meditate on the Savior once more.
been written? What more could honestly So why another treatment of this mag-
be said about Jesus Christ our Lord? Well, nificent subject? Because not only is the
a lot more, infinitely more, because He is subject infinite but also transformational.
infinitely beautiful. Like a mine packed As Thomas Kelly said, there is “no subject
with precious jewels impossible to fully so glorious as He, no theme so affecting to
unearth, the pages of Scripture are filled us.” The life-changing effect we experi-
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with the revelation of the glories of God’s ence as we learn more of Christ and obey
Son which can never be exhausted. Every His Word is that little by little we become
generation since Christ came, died, rose more like Him (2Co 3:18).
again and ascended has had the privilege of
This issue includes teaching about
excavating these precious pages, whether Christ’s eternal existence as Son within
written before His coming or after. Old and the Godhead, His incarnation, deity, sin-
New Testaments agree that in Christ “are
hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowl- lessness, and perfect earthly service. The
edge” (Col 2:3 KJV). We are grateful that Savior’s sacrificial death, glorious resurrec-
so much has been unearthed by previous tion and ascension to God’s right hand, as
generations and have deep appreciation well as His present and future ministries,
for what they have learned and taught are helpfully explored. It is our prayer that
us. But the pursuit of knowing Christ will this concise treatment of the person and
never end. work of our Lord Jesus Christ will lead
We may spend our energies chasing after us to know Him better, love Him deeper,
the knowledge of many things, but there is serve Him more, and become a little more
nothing so valuable and practical as know- like Him.
ing Christ. And the more we know of Him, More about Jesus let me learn,
the more we want to know, which means More of His holy will discern:
our search, study, dialogue, preaching, and Spirit of God, my teacher be,
writing on the person of Christ continue, Showing the things of Christ to me.
with very rewarding results. How often More about Jesus; on His throne,
while studying your Bible or listening to Riches in glory all His own;
teaching have you thought, “I’ve never
heard that about Him before”? It’s pos- More of His kingdom’s sure increase;
sible that you’ll say this again as you read More of His coming –
through this issue of Truth & Tidings, which Prince of Peace. 2
is devoted to the greatest subject of all – the ¹ “We’ll Sing of the Shepherd That Died”
person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ. ² Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (1851–1920)

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