Let the mind be directed to high and holy ideals, let the life have a noble aim, an absorbing purpose, and evil finds little foothold. Let the youth, then, be taught to give close study to the word of God. Received into the soul, it will prove a mighty barricade against temptation. By the word of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. The Bible is its own expositor.
Scripture is to be compared with scripture.
The student should learn to view the word as a whole, and to see the relation of its parts. He should gain a knowledge of its grand central theme, of God's original purpose for the world, of the rise of the great controversy, and of the work of redemption. He should understand the nature of the two principles that are contending for supremacy, and should learn to trace their working through the records of history and prophecy, to the great consummation. Every part of the Bible is given by inspiration of God and is profitable. The Old Testament no less than the New should receive attention.