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`This glorious being loved the
poor sinner and took upon Himself the form of a
servant, that He might suffer and die in man's
behalf. Jesus might have remained at His Father's
right hand, wearing His kingly crown and royal
robes. But He chose to exchange all the riches,
honour, and glory of heaven for the poverty of
humanity, and His station of high command for the
horrors of Gethsemane and the humiliation and agony
of Calvary. He became a man of sorrows and
acquainted with grief, that by His baptism of
suffering and blood He might purify and redeem a
guilty world.' (DA121)
`Our Saviour manifested for us
a love that the love of man can never equal. When we
were bruised and dying, He had pity upon us. He did
not pass us by on the other side, and leave us,
helpless and hopeless, to perish. He did not remain
in His holy, happy home, where He was beloved by all
the heavenly host. He beheld our sore need, He
undertook our case, and identified His interests
with those of humanity. He died to save His
enemies.' (COL381/2)
He `did not refuse to work for
those who made mistakes; His works of mercy were
done for every class, the righteous and the
unrighteous, for all alike.' (WM86)
And so it is today, `He does
not give us up because of our sins.' (3SM149)
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