Family Churchman John 4:29-30 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?… When a man dies his friends often say of him, in praise of his diligence, energy, and concentration, "He lived simply to carry through that important line of railway"; or, "His only object was to extort from the Government a more scientific education for the people"; or, "He devoted himself to the cause of Free Trade"; or, "He was a martyr to his exertions in favour of Protection." It was his one idea; it grew with his growth; he could think of nothing else; he spared neither time nor money to it; it was his monomania. He did his work in his day, and did it well, because he was heart and soul in it; and the world is in debt to him for it. Now, why should it not be said of us, "Well, he is gone, he was a man of one idea, he cared for nothing but that God's will be done on earth as in heaven. He was eaten up with this; he made it his hobby; it was meat and drink to him. And whereas the other men left behind the railway or the cheap bread, our friend has left behind him a better world." (Family Churchman.) Parallel Verses KJV: Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?WEB: "Come, see a man who told me everything that I did. Can this be the Christ?" |
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