He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
The Messiah comes from heaven and stands above all in nature, rank, and authority; every other teacher, prophet, or apostle is earthborn and earthly, speaking with imperfect and obscure doctrine. Christ's teaching alone is full and clear because it comes from Him who is not of this world.
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Christ stands incomparably above all others because He comes from above, while any man born of earth remains earthbound in nature and speech. When I say this, I do not deny that God speaks through His ministers with full authority, but set them beside Christ and they must shrink to nothing; He alone is Lord, they are servants only.
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Christ went about weary in His journeyings to do good to souls. He left Jerusalem where His words made noise but did little good; the country received Him better because the great men there had less hold. His disciples stuck with Him through it all, following the ark whithersoever it moved.
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Commenting on John 3:22-36