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The Highest Thought
John Broadus:
I remember reading a few years ago the story of a party of Hindus, who were traveling along one day, and one of them was stricken down and fell by the way. The other natives looking carelessly at him went along in their selfish fashion, but a missionary stopped by the poor man and kneeling by him said, "What is your hope for eternity? Have you any hope for eternity?" And feebly, with dying breath, the dusky native gasped, "The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin. ‘Where did you learn that?" the missionary asked. But he could tell no more and died. In the bosom of his garment the missionary found one leaf out of the New Testament in the man’s own language, and there were the words that had struck into the soul of the man, the words that had helped him, living and dying-the words of our text today. "The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
Ah! my friends, amid all the blessings of this great country, the light of science and the light of literature, amid all the nobleness and real sweetness of what we call culture, amid all the blessedness of Christian homes and Christian society, there is no higher thought for you and me than that uttered to the missionary as he knelt by the poor Hindu’s side. Let us take those words as ours for life, and for death, and for-ever: "The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
– John A. Broadus, The Necessity of the Atonement
5 Pt. Salt 
“The other natives looking carelessly at him went along in their selfish fashion” – I’ve heard from others who have spent time in Asia tending to refugees that ONLY Christians reach out to people in need. Hindi, Buddhists, and other false religions fear messing with their own “karma” by getting involved. Only one who knows the Truth about God and man rightly has compassion on his fellow human.
“The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” Ah, the sweet promise from our dear Savior! As this hymn we sing declares: “Not what I feel or do can give me peace with God” and “Thy blood alone O Lamb of God can give me peace within”
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Glory and honor and blessings and power be unto the Lamb of God!