THE following are the passages in the New Testament where the word Himself occurs with reference to the Lord Jesus. What a rich cluster of the fruit of the land do they present! “An exceeding and eternal weight of glory!” What bread to strengthen our hearts! What wine to cheer us! Let us mark also the beautiful variety of the appellations of our blessed Lord, embracing many of His choicest names connected with these verses in which Himself is mentioned. We have for instance Christ—Jesus—Christ Jesus—the man Christ Jesus—Jesus Christ—our Lord Jesus Christ—the Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ—the Great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. The Son—the Son of God—the Lord—the Lord of Peace. May the Lord give us a relish for the sincere milk of His word; and thus lead us to Himself!
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Christ loved the Church, and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that He might present it to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, of any such thing; but that it should be holy and with. out blemish. (Eph. 5:25, 2625Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (Ephesians 5:25‑26).)
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The great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ—gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. (Tit. 2:1414Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. (Titus 2:14).)
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The Saviour—the Lord Jesus Christ—shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself. (Phil. 3:2121Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. (Philippians 3:21).)
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