...happiness, and was ready to make any sacrifice to promote it. " Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor ; that ye through his poverty might be rich." What an example ! We cannot so love ; but unless we have this spirit in...

...to the will of God and our Father." Gal. i. 3, 4. "For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich." 2. Cor. viii, 9. " For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath...

...unable to help ourselves. It was in this wretched condition that he beheld us ; and such was his love, that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich. He clothed himself in flesh ; he took on himself the form of...

...death, even the death of the cross." Phil, ii. 7, 8. " Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." 2 Cor. viii. 9. " Remember then the words of the Lord Jesus,...

...towards us: having therefore obtained mercy, we ought to show mercy; knowing the grace of the Lord Jesus, "that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." We must come from this ordinance with a disposition to forgive...

...disinterested development of the character of God that could possibly have been given to our fallen race : that "though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be rich ;" and that it was the Christian's privilege and duty to keep...

...carpenter's son;" that he was born in a manger, his mother being no guest for an inn in busy times; that " though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor;" that though he was " in the form of God, and thought it not robbery to be equal with God, he made himself...

...and resources of Deity for its accomplishment. But such was the Saviour's pity and compassion for us, that " though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich:" "he made himself of no reputation, and took upon him tin;...

...glory of Jesus that he was patient under provocation, self-denying, obedient to God even unto death, that though he was rich yet for our sakes he became poor that we through his poverty might be made rich. Is all this inconsistent with the possession of a human...

...24. xiv. 26. " Luke ix. 23. HE gave His SON '." Here is self-denial. And the SON of GOD so loved us, that " though HE was rich yet for our sakes HE became poor 5 ." Here is our SAVIOUR'S self-denial. " HE pleased not HIMSELF." And what CHRIST did when HE came...