God Himself

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Under the gospel dispensation, God has taken to Himself the attitude and title of "God our Savior" toward a world of poor, fallen sinners, displaying His grace in the salvation of the lost on the ground and through the virtues of the sacrifice of His Son. He is not willing that any should perish. His desire is that all should be saved and come to the knowledge of the troth.
God Himself—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—works to this end. Surely it is blessed to be, in ever so feeble a manner in the channel of divine thoughts and workings. All this, too, is for Christ's glom and His glory is the ultimate aim and object of the divine mind.
The knowledge of God Himself is the highest attainment to which the soul can aim. It is this by which the saints grow and increase so that they become, if learning, fathers in Christ, for they know "Him that is from the beginning." That is, they know Him who has revealed to us the heart and nature of God. (See