intimately and fully, you will know the Truth, and the
Truth will make you free. If you love truth, and are a child of the
truth, you will be inevitably attracted to Christ, and recognize the
truth that speaks through His glorious nature. "He that is of the
truth heareth My voice."

(2) Distinguish between Christ the Truth, and truth about Him. Many
true things may be said about Him; but we are not saved by truths about
Him, but by Himself the Truth.

Not the indubitable fact that Jesus died; but the Person of Him who
died and lives forevermore.

Not the certain fact that Jesus lay in the grave; but the blessed Man
Himself, who lay there for me.

Not the incontestable facts of His resurrection and ascension; but that
He has borne my nature to the midst of the throne, and has achieved a
victory which helps me in my daily struggle.

This is the ground basis of all true saving faith. The soul may accept
truths about Christ, as it would any well-authenticated historical
fact; but it is not materially benefited or saved until it has come to
rest on the bosom of Him of whom these facts are recorded.

(3) To know Christ as Truth demands truth in heart and life. The
insincere man; the trifler; the flippant jester who takes nothing
seriously; the superficial man who uses the deepest expressions, as
counters for society talk; the inconsistent man who is daily doing
violence to his convictions, by permitting things which his conscience
condemns--must stand forever on the outskirts of the Temple of Truth:
they have no right to stand before the King of Truth. If you have
never discerned the truth as it is in Jesus, it becomes a serious
question whether you are perfectly true, or whether you are not, like
Pilate, harboring insincerity in your heart, which blinds your eyes to
His ineffable attributes.

(4) Concern yourself with Christ. Be content to let the world and its
wisdom alone. "The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God . . .
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." Give yourself to know
Christ, who is made unto us wisdom, as well as sanctification and
redemption. To know Him is to be at the fountain-head of all truth;
and the soul which has dwelt with Him by day and night will find
itself, not only inspired by an undying love for the true, but will be
able to hold fellowship with truth-lovers and truth-seekers everywhere;
nay, will be able even to instruct those who have the reputation of
great l