Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-09-18

thou hast recey ed them. Aud from child thou
hast known the Holy scriptures, which are able
10 niake thee wise unto salvation, through faith
which is in Christ Jesus, AL scripture Is given By
ms piration of God, and Is profitable for doctrine.
for reprco for corrections for instruction right
eousness; that the man OF God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto ali good works" Here
Timothy is congratulated on the chief advantages
OF Jew, having the oracles Of GOD, and that he
had known them from child. 'What advantage
then hath jew? And what prof, IS there IN
circumcision, Much every way, chiefly because
that unto them were committed the oracies OF
God,' Rom. 81 and LIST. Paul no, only congrat-
uIates Timothy on the great advantage he posses
ed over others; hut even declares unto him, that
the scriptures were able to make him wise, and
that too with the best kind of WISDOM wise unto
salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
And, then, he tells Timothy tina, the scriptures
are dynely inspired, and is profitable for doc
trine, reproof, correction and instruction in right
eeusness. Why is the scripture divinely inspired
And why is it profitable in these various respects?
The Apostle answers these questions. 1t IS that
the man Of God may be perfect, thoroughly fur
nshed unto every good work. What, cay, does
this passage in Timothy teach? If is fur
nshed thoroughly all good works, and if he
has sufficient given him for his direction perec-
tlou aud If they arc able to make a wise
IN TO salvation, does It not follow, matter Of
course, tina, he has perlect rule given to him.
Then would ask the candid reader, if God does
not teach in tho texts that the scriptures rule
both Of faith (doc.rine) and practice? Does not
God, here, answer the question before proPcun-
ded; Oor these the WORDS Of God, Holy men
of old spaAe ID they were moved by The Holy
Ghost, and Paul says he spoke the words which
the Holy Ghost teacheth:) For what purpose did
God give this perfect revelation Of his will man
God teaches in Timothy, that it for per
feet rule of faith and practice. And this is con
firmed, when he says, 30 the law and to the tes
tlmony, if they speak not according to this word
IL is, because there is no light in them. They
have Moses and the prophets let them hear them
If they hear not Moses, nor the prophets, mel
Their will they be persuaded though one rose from
the dead
Yes. it appears that the scriptures given
rule, to be "a lamp to feet and a light tt
our PATH and hence they called the oracles
and the lively olacIes of God; teaching, that, il
is to them, we to apply for direction and coun
sci in duty. Such, being the design Of the au
thor of the scriptures; who can, for one moment
doub, its perfect adaptedness TO teach man the
great end and design of his being. To deny Ibis
is to charge God with weakness and folly, ana
sign of education, to qualify man TO answer The
great end of his being; and since the scriptures
have adaptedness for this purpose, boy ond IL
other Books, for they of divine origin, au(
contain the wisdom Of CODA perfect system o
instruction, perfectly adapted, by the great God
to the nature, wants aud condition of man where
as, all other Books and systems, arc Of humar
origin, and partaAe more or less of the mperfec
tons of man. And since God designed man {,
have an existence, not only in time, but also il
eternity; and has furnished him, ia the Bible
with al! the instruction, which is necessary for tn
performance Of the duties OF his place and sta
ton. From this it follows as natural conse
; quence that man should make the Bible his stu
dy; and as the character of man, begins 10 b
formed, with the very first openings Of the mind
SO 1t should be studied in early life, and its nhu
, ence brought TO bear il, moulding the characte
after that OF the grea, pattern left us in the Cos
pei. And if the Bible is used in the manner re
quired by lis author, it will be a great nstru
ment in expanding the mind-in giving it enal
ged views of things they really exist; and i
promoting mans welfare and happiness in thi
Ife and of giving him good prospect of a gor
Gus Immortality beyond the grave. In producin
this grand result, not only parents. but teacher
have an honorable and conspicuous part to per
, form; we shall shew n our next WMB
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