"Christ All and in All" The Present Truth 10, 26.
E. J. Waggoner
"For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Cor. ii. 2. {June 28, 1894 EJW, PTUK 406.19}
It might seem that in this Paul became narrow in his views, and repudiated all science, learning, and education. But such was not the case. He simply determined to begin at the beginning, to commence with first principles, and start the building upon a solid foundation. {June 28, 1894 EJW, PTUK 406.20}
What is Christ? "Other foundation can no man lay," says Paul, "than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." 1 Cor. iii. 11. He is the true foundation, the chief corner-stone. {June 28, 1894 EJW, PTUK 406.21}
Christ Himself says, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending." Rev. i. 8. He is all, from first to last. He is the A, B, C, and the X, Y, Z,-the entire alphabet. All that can be learned from written language depends upon a knowledge of the alphabet. No one can read without knowing his letters, and no one who reads ever gets beyond or above the use and the usefulness of the alphabet. From this are formed all the two hundred thousand words in our language. By the use of these twenty-six letters are printed all the thousands and hundreds of thousands of books in the English language. In the simple alphabet, therefore, are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge that are contained in all the books of any language. {June 28, 1894 EJW, PTUK 406.22}
