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We should pay attention, therefore, to the inner meaning and intent of Christ's words, and not to the outer semblance of their language which so obsesses and deceives us when we are preoccupied by our own presumptions and expectations. When we look to the inner meaning, we will be illumined by the spirit and love that informs all of Christ's sayings. We will see that Christ's precious words ceaselessly drew attention to the quality of life, the quality of love, the quality of worship that was to become synonymous with His glorious Name. This new standard which He raised was not just a superior, but a perfect standard:
(146:7)
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