| Show p I SAVINGS OF 01 0 err In tho the eur number of at the Ito Literary J appears on Interesting article article wi un tho time Unwritten Sayings ot or Christ t It l Is 18 from tram n a contributor to The Tho Independent who vimo takes alcos the Ito view that ninny many sayings of at Christ l that Ihal were cero current among tho Ito early members of ot time the church found their way Into Inlo tho the writings of or the tho church fathers al III although thought though the four tour Evangelists did not record rt con thorn In their heir brief biographies Many havo have devoted time to tho the search lam for such luch sayings anO nn the ito following tire Iro given an iti having claim to authentIcity 1 says the Ito Lord Lard Who Whosoever la Is near to me ma Is la near to lire fire whosoever Is III far tnt trout from mo tue Is la far tar front from the thc Kingdom of ot God Found In III Greek In I on Ps p 8 H and In Latin translated In Origen Homily on Jon Jen 3 2 Z On Ott tho ito same tamo tiny day he ho saw a n man working on the tho day and ho lie said to 10 him 0 O maul If It thou what thou art Rrt doing thou art arl blessed Hut But It If thou dost not know thIn thou lion rue ore accursed and a II trall of at the tho he law Codex nc to Luke luko vi vl 4 3 Listen unto tinto the Lord who sayer sn r rHe Do He concerned for tur faith anti hope by which that love Is born Imn which Is III well wol disposed dl po eu toward nod and man roan and anti which gives hell eternal life lite Marcarius unto Horn 37 1 I 4 Ho mentions men lions an ns nn an example Ask AsIc Aslor for or that which Is in great for tor then tha bitt which IH IC II small will bo hI given unto you and ask asIc for rOI heavenly lungs and you ou will also the lie earthly Orl On gen Ren gm De Do D Oral II 2 xh 1 I ct Of Alex 1 2 21 lS and often 5 G Quite correctly the tho dc do sIre us to uso tise dialectics In III this title way and therefore they Ihy demand this title of ot us experienced money mono changers who aro able ablo to reject the false coins colls end keep only the tho genuine Clemens Alor Alar I 1 28 Cf Ct I The These TheIS s sIv Iv I 21 on Matth 31 frequently This Is IR probably pro the lie most popular of ot the Iho C G Jesus Jesua therefore For Vor the lie tulle take of ot the Ito weak I became weak and ami andion ion lor tho sake of at tIme tho hungry I suffered hunger and tor for the sake of the thirsty I experienced thirst on 01 xIII 2 7 If ft thou host hast seen cn thy brother he be said thou host hast lIeen thy lad Alex I 1 19 1 91 I anti 2 IS 11 70 SO 8 Again Agnini oas aas tho the Lord Ho lie who IM Is w lidded should not cast cas ort oft his wife wile and he who Is la not wedded should not marry It Clemens Alex J 3 li 16 1 19 9 p Unit our Lord replied to 10 the th Apostles Apostle when they asked IUm what va to ho he thought of ot the tho Ito Jewish pro who had bad formerly made macis Ions concerning him anil l now were thought to believe In JIll Ills coming Yo Ye have rejected the living reality who ho was sas before you ou and now you FIenk fables concerning the Iho dead Ct Cf Augustine Contra Ac c 2 4 14 U There Thoro can call bo tio 10 no doubt Ilou t that lint our Lord lid did and said eald many thing things not recorded In the four tour Gospels and It Is not be lie beyond Jo yond ondi belief that some ot of His Ills sayings were told and retold among his hili fol tol followers 01 lowers and finally appealed to by y the Iho fathers tather but It would seem almost Impossible at nl title this date dato to o select the tho I genuine from the spurious The rho question Is one ot of Interest and Importance If It t genuine sayings of ot our Lord are found outside the New Testament they th y tire are as 11 authoritative as ns those thorn there recorded What then be becomes Jo cornea comes of at the lie doctrIne that the Bible Is III nil all the tho Scripture there hera la is and ever eer can ba be o baNot beNot Not long ago ogo It wilt will he be remembered ered some sarno login of ot Jesus were vere supposed to have been found on an nn Egyptian papyrus If It as III suppose such loIn login or sayings may yet ct be found In goodly numbers and anti It if their gen genuineness can be he Jo proved Christians may ma marot mayet yet rot have to accept additions to their itel Scriptures notwithstanding their reluctance to 10 do so 80 |
