Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries

WHEN CHRIST APPEARED.49lost doctrine of the divine Unity and Personalityconld be extricated from the bewildering mass oferror and superstition which had grown over, disguised,and distorted it. Darker still, if possible,became the prospect under his successor, Tiberius,whose rekm had reached the climaxof moral de-obasement, when Sejanus was all-powerful at Koine.Hope for the human race there appeared none,when such an emperor devolved his omnipotenceon such a prime minister. Then in the judgment-hall of a procurator in a small and distant easternprovince, there passed the following dialogue betweenan accused criminal and his judge :-" Pilatewent into the praetorium again, and calledJesus, and said to him, * Art thou the king of theJews ?' Jesus answered him, ' Sayest thou thisthing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me ?'Pilate answered, ' Am I a Jew ? Thine own nationand the chief priests have delivered thee upto me: what hast thou done ?' Jesus answered,c Mykingdom is not of this world. If my kingdomwere of this world, my servants would strive thatI should not be delivered to the Jews ; but nowmy kingdom "is not from hence.' Pilate thereforesaid to him, ' Art thou a king, then ?7 Jesus answered,' Thou sayesthat I am a king. For thiswas I born, and for this came I into the world,that I should bear witness to the truth. Every onethat is of the truth heareth my voice.' Pilate saithto him, 4 What is truth ?' " He who thus declaredn. E