Identifier: lifeworkofdwight00chap (find matches)
Title: The life and work of Dwight L. Moody, presented to the Christian world as a tribute to the memory of the greatest apostle of the age
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Chapman, J. Wilbur (John Wilbur), 1859-1918
Subjects: Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899 Evangelists Evangelistic work
Publisher: Philadelphia, Universal Pub
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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o some trouble, in order to get some reason that they might putHim out of the way. The law was that a man should not work onthe Sabbath day, and the Pharisees were all the time bringingcharges against Christ, because He was, as they said, working onthe Sabbath ! And so this Pharisee invited Him to his house, andthere was a great company there. They had a certain man therewho had the dropsy. Undoubtedly they had sent a servant out toget the man in so as to have him ready for the occasion. They hadhim sitting right opposite to Christ. Christ said to the Phariseesand the others sitting by, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbathday? And there wouldnt one of them answer Him a word. One after another, I can imagine, looked down, and it was asif they had said, Keep still now, and they held their peace. Christsaid to the man v^^ho had the dropsy, You may be healed, and theman got up and walked home a perfectly sound man. Christ saidto the Pharisees, If any of you have an ass or an ox fallen into
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THREE CHARACTERISTIC SERMONS 323 the pit, will you not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?And they said not a word. They knew very well that if any ofthem had an ox or an ass fallen into the pit they would save him ifit was on the Sabbath day. But they said nothing. They wereall the time putting questions to Him ; but see how Christ answeredall these questions. It would be well for you to take your Bibleand go through the Scriptures and see with what wisdom and tactthose questions were answered that were put to Christ. He said to the Pharisees gathered there—for he noticed thatthere was a great rush to see who was going to get the best seats.There they were pushing and elbowing each other back in order toget the best seats. Christ said, Let me give you counsel. Whenyou are invited to a feast take the lowest place. Do not be soambitious to get the best place, to get to the head of the table ;because if you get there, and a more honorable person comes, thehead of the feast wi

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