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THIEF OR ROBBER
A symbol of the desire-nature which robs the Self
of his primordial wealth.
"All that came before me are thieves and robbers." - JOHN x. 8.
The desires which precede the birth of Christ in the soul assail the
ego from without and rob the soul of its higher qualities.
"'All that came before me are thieves and robbers.' Could anyone
come before him when the spiritual consciousness first arose, if he
has been both door and shepherd all along? Yes, first that which is
natural, and afterward that which is spiritual. The lower ever
precedes the higher in the earthly unfoldment of the divine purpose.
. . . The impulses and desires of the natural man have to be brought
into captivity to the obedience of Christ, for if they are not, they
will work havoc in the soul." - R. J. CAMPBELL, Serm., The Door, the
Thief, etc.
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