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School of Christ and was taught of Him was uplifted byobedience to that Teacher.This higher teaching of the Master became the standardamong His followers. They learned that, as theLord's people, they should not only love one another, butshould sympathetically love even those who hated them,who maligned them and who persecuted them, saying allmanner of evil against them falsely for Christ's sake;and that Divine blessing rested upon the meek, thepatient, the humble, the peacemakers; and that the sumof all the graces is love. We find the very same teachingcoming from the humble fishermen and publicans whoaccepted Him, and whom He sent forth as the Apostlesof His grace.For instance, we find the Apostle Peter saying, "Addto your faith knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness,brotherly kindness, love." (2 Pet. 1:5-8.) We find theApostle John saying, "He that loveth not his brother,whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hathnot seen?" (I John 4:20.) We find the Apostle Jamessaying that all who are taught of the Lord should "showout of a good conversation [life, conduct] his workswith meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envyingand strife in your hearts, glory not." "Submit yourselvesto God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.""Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He willlift you up. Speak not evil one of another, brethren.""Hearken, my beloved brethren, hath not God chosen thepoor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdomwhich He hath promised to them that love Him?"--James 3:13,14; 4:7,10,11; 2:5.We hear the Apostle Paul, who once was of thenobler, the Pharisee class, giving utterance to the sametruth, and in all humility acknowledging that "there isnone righteous, no, not one." (Rom. 3:10.) He explainsthat only as we accept Christ have we the forgiveness ofsins or reconciliation with the Father; that, having puton Christ, we should be New Creatures in Him; that oldthings should be past and gone forever, and that weshould walk henceforth in newness of life, not accordingto the will of the flesh, but according to the purposeof the Lord. Hear him exhorting those who have takenthe name of Christ, assuring them that they must alsotake His Spirit, or disposition, and have the same mind[disposition] which was also in Christ Jesus, our Lord--a mind in opposition to sin and meanness and selfishness,but in harmony with truth, goodness, purity, benevolenceand love.And the Apostle explains this, saying: "Love workethno ill to his neighbor; love is the fulfilling of the Law";"Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and letus put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly.""Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provisionfor the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof." "Recompense noman evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of