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Title: Jesus As A Model Author: Lemuel K. Washburn [More Titles by Washburn] It is common to speak of Jesus as though he touched the borders of every human experience, and sounded the depths of every joy and every woe, but there is no warrant for such statements. He lived a very narrow life, and his brief career cannot be stretched to cover the limits of our earthly existence. He is held up for us to imitate, as though he had left a pattern for every hour of our lives, and a model for every day from the cradle to the grave. This is simply nonsense. This “model” business has been overworked. Jesus had a great many crude, foolish ideas, and did a great many deeds that are not worth repeating. As a model of what is best in this age he is a wretched failure. It is a mistake to look upon Jesus as a fit person to lead our century to a higher life. ------------ There is nothing to live for in the past. ------------ We must condemn christianity, not christians; strike the church, but spare the heart. [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |