of their vivid portrayal of His life, teachings, death and
resurrection. With Jesus Christ a new era dawned for the world with
new principles, ideas and aspirations for humanity. His teachings
touch every department of human life and, where they are accepted and
followed, they show their marvellous transforming power. There can be
no more important study than what Jesus Christ said and did while upon
this earth. "Never man spake like this man" (John 7:46).


WHAT CHRIST TAUGHT

There are five great lines which His teachings followed; they have to
do with God, man, sin, salvation and the future life.

The Right Relation of God to Man and Man to God.--How does God regard
man? and, How shall man look upon God? are questions upon which the
best thought of men in all ages has been expended. Upon the answers
given have been founded all sorts of religious and philosophical
systems.

Man in this great universe desires to know in what relation he stands
to the Author of it. Is man only a creature of fate? What does God
care, great as He is, for one man?

Jesus Christ recognized this desire of man to know his standing with
God and He proclaimed not only the power, but the Fatherhood of
God. When He taught His disciples how to pray He began His immortal
prayer not with "Great God of the universe," or "Creator of all
things," but "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which
art in heaven" (Matthew 6:9). Here was a new conception of God.