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Never did the Speaker seem to stand more utterly alone than when He uttered this majestic utterance. Never did it seem more improbable that it should be fulfilled. But as we look across the centuries we see how it has been realized. His words have passed into law, they have passed into doctrines, they have passed into proverbs, they have passed into consolations, but they have never 'passed away.' What human teacher ever dared to claim an eternity for his words?" G.F. Maclean
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Josh McDowell (Evidence that Demands a Verdict, eBook: Fast Answers for Skeptics' Questions about Jesus)