hildren of God.'--Rom.
vii. 21.
The New Testament calls
Philo speaks of the Logos Christ the Beloved Son:--'This
not only as the Son of God is my beloved Son
and his first begotten, but in whom I am well pleased.'
also styles him 'his beloved --Matt. iii. 17; Luke ix. 35;
Son.'--De Leg. Allegor. 2 Pet. i. 17
'The Son of his love.'--Col.
i. 13.
Philo says 'that good men 'But ye are come unto mount
are admitted to the assembly Zion, and to the city of the
of the saints above. living God, and to an
innumerable company of angels,
'Those who relinquish human and to the spirits of just men
doctrines, and become made perfect.'--Heb. xii. 22, 23
the well-disposed disciples of
God, will be one day translated 'Giving thanks unto the Father
to an incorruptible and which hath made us the
perfect order of beings."--De inheritance of the saints in
Sacrifices. light.'--Col. i. 12.
Philo says 'that the just The New Testament makes Jesus to
man, when he dies is translated say:
to another state by the
Logos, by whom the world 'No man can come to me, except
was created. For God by the Father which hath sent me
his said Word (Logos), by draw him; and I will raise him
which he made all things, up on the last day.'--John vi. 44
will raise the perfect man
from the dregs of this world, 'No man cometh to the Father but
and exalt him near himself. by me.'--John xvi. 6.
He will place him near his
own person.'--De Sacrificiis. 'Where I am, there also shall my
servant be ... him will my father
Philo says that the Logos honour.'
is the true High Priest, who
is without sin and anointed The New Testament speaks of Jesus
by God:-- as the High Priest:
'It is the world, in which 'Seeing then that we have a great
the Logos, God's First-born, High Priest that is passed into
that great High Priest, resides. the heavens, Jesus, the Son of
And I assert that this God, let is hold fast our
High Priest is no man, but profession.'--Heb. iv. 14.
the Holy Word of God; who
is not capable of either 'For
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