...rendered tribute unto Caesar. He givea an example of abounding liberality to the rich : for, " although he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich." He gives an example to the poor : for " the foxes have holes, and the birds of the air hare nests,"...

...we can minister to our own needs. Our Lord did not give that which did not cost Him anything. Though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, that we through His poverty might become rich. He gave Himself. The servant is not greater than his Lord ; the pupil is not above...

...of Jesus." Then, referring to the text, " 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," he remarked with solemn emphasis, "That is the foundation, the only foundation ; there...

...doing he .could save his fellow men. 8. Contemplate "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." 9. Consider the privations of our missionaries living amid the squalor and (occlusion...

...stars, sailing the infinite seas; rich in empires—empires whose dominions are whole realms of nature. "He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, that we through His poverty might be rich." This Society comes in this same spirit, founded upon the same law, working out the...

...withstand, ' ' Ye know the graces of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, tho he was rich, yet for our sins he became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be made rich. ' ' Oh, how small, alongside of august and heavenly precepts like these, are the sublimest maxims of...

...Christ is at once the supreme motive and example. Jesus did not give money, but He gave Himself. Though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, that we through His poverty might be made rich.2 In the spirit of Christ the Corinthians are urged to give. Love is the essence of sacrifice....

...superexcellence ?" There follow "was rich" — really rich, as it is written: "though he was rich in all things, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich"1 (II Cor. 8:9). And likewise of the same Lord it is said: "In his right hand was a fiery...

...shows how, like Christ, we should labor for the good of the church. " Though he was rich, for our sake he became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be made rich." He humbled himself and in due time he was exalted. This shows his great desire for the church to be...

...Jesus, his thought broke into these great words: "Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we, through his poverty might become rich." And again, dwelling upon Jesus and his continuous surrender to human need, and...