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[8] Luke vi, 20. [9] Matt. v, 25-26. [10] Luke xix, 23. [11] Matt. xxv, 20. [12] Mark x, 30. [13] Matt. xiii, 12. [14] Matt. ix, 6. [15] Mark viii, 23. [16] John ix, 6. [17] Mark x, 52. [18] Luke xxii, 51. [19] Matt. xxiv, 6-7. [20] Mark xiii, 7-8. [21] Luke xxi, 9-10. [22] Matt. xxvi, 52. [23] Luke xxii, 36-38. [24] Matt. x, 34. [25] Luke xii, 51. [26] Luke xix, 27. [27] John xviii, 36. [28] Luke xi, 21-22. [29] John ii, 15. [30] Matt. xix, 5-6. [31] Matt. xxii, 30. [32] Luke xx, 34-35. [33] Matt. v, 28. [34] Matt. xix, 12. [35] Luke xviii, 29-30. [36] John iv, 18. [37] John viii, 7-11. [38] Matt. xxi, 31. [39] Matt. v, 31-32. [40] John vi, 70-71. [41] John iv, 22. [42] Matt. x, 5-6. [43] John xii, 37. [44] John vii, 5. [45] Mark iii, 21. [46] John v, 30. AN INFERIOR PROTOTYPE Orthodox Christians accept both Old and New Testaments as authority for their actions, whereas Modernists are not much concerned with the commands of Jehovah but maintain that Jesus is the pattern for their lives. Religious liberals feel that the troubles of the world come largely from failure to follow the teachings of the Nazarene. They look upon him as the perfect example of what a man should be. In their opinion, if everyone would act as Jesus did all would be well. On December 7, 1931, Dr. Henry Van Dyke preached at the Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City, that the way to end the financial depression was to act as Jesus would: "We can judge only by what he did and said in the first century, an age not so different from our own, an age of unsettlement, violence, drunkenness and license. Christ would tell us not to yield to panic.... Christ would not tell us to join any political party or social group...." Such a sermon sounds encouraging but, as a matter of fact, Jesus has not shown any of his ministers how to end the depression. To trust him for guidance in our modern world is to pin faith on an incompetent instructor. We can learn how to end the depression by examining the records of our own time and by correcting the errors that have been made. It is not safe to rely upon a person who had no knowledge of America's practical needs and whose acts and advice regarding worldly affairs in Jerusalem fell short of the best ethical values. In this treatise it has been shown that Jesus made mistakes. Every instance cited may
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