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Show DR. VANCE'S DAILY ARTICLE Christianity is not the religion of a creed or cult, or a ritual or a system; It is the religion of a person. Jesus was the greatest egotist the world has ever known. He was what He taught and the essence of religion was devotion to Him. The most superficial super-ficial study of His teachings reveals this. "I am the way." In a word He sends all other methods of 'finding God to the rear. ' No man cometh unto the Father but by me ' Surely He doe.i not mean that to be taken literally Yes. but He does, for He fays. "He that cllmheth up some other way. the same a thk-f and a robber.'' "Come unto me. all ye that labor antl are heavy laden, and 1 will gise ...i rest." What an amazing thing for I an? man to say ' But more amazing than the statement Is lis fulfillment. He that hath seen me hath seen ' the Father." Jesus claims to be the i face of God. He assumes to be moro than man. It would be ridiculous. It ' w ould bo blasphemous, for you or for ; i . to say these things, but It does not i ah0( k us to hear them falling so quiet ly yet confidentially from the lips of J03U3. The egotism of Jesus Is the egotism of Kodhood. If He is what He assumes, as-sumes, He could not say less. In His 'sufferings He emptied Himself of Hla godhood that His sufferings might be real; but do not misunderstand Him. 1 He never takes a second place. His teal of religion Is devotion i" Hun J You are to be religious. You attend j . hurcb and contribute to pious ciuses. fllfl ...j engage in religious actlvitlca. IH Why? What is your objectivt ? who in I to benefit by all this? A close analysi will show that much of our religion Sj H never gots to Christ at all. w H Much that we do. we do because wt H like it. It Is decent and respectable. it makes us feel Important Il ls ex- fl ; pected of us. It helps the church to H make a good record. All this la nice, but It la not being a christian. |