Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-21
rhe Inspiration of The Bible:
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--r- HE text of the

Timothy, 3:l6-
\ brief synopsis oEthe sermon is
as follows:
lie commenced by saving that
when he spoke III the bible being
inspired, lie meant that it was writ
ten under Gods special guidance
and control for the divine purpose.
Of furnishing / revelation. In the
midst OF MS perplcXities, man Wa
ever seeking to know whence he
j.; why he exists, and whittier he
is going. The bible alone furnish
ID satisfactory answers to such
questions. In reply to the first it
reveals that man came from God.
To the second 1t answers that he
was made 10 glority God and to
the last it proclainl> that both good
and bad men will arise from thei,
graves, the former to q resurrection
Of lie; the latter to a resurrection
Of damnation. Continuing, Mr..
Wallace remarked that nothing
short of a revelation from God
could sow" mans perplcxiti"s
Wa. though a revelation contained
the accumulated wisdom Of angels
ana came not tr"ln God it could
have no practical effect, it would
he able to satisfy none Of mans
l~ongings; 1t could neither bring
him face to face with Il reconciled
Gut, nor point Inn to an eternal
haven Of rest. Certain modern
critics, however, would have man
kind believe that while the doc,
trines of the bible ire divine, it,
facts are human. Against snch
nonsense. both reason and ~oI,ScFva-
ton protest. The facts and doe
trines Of the bible are so inter-
woven that attempts to separate
them must inevitably lead to
Wholesale rejection. History re-
cords the fact that when any po:-
ton If the bible has been discarded
there followed rapid advance to
the casting away OF the wholeof it.
The proofs Of the Inspiration Of
the bible are numerous. Never
has IL book been antagonized as
has been the bible. What bur
IGol's word could successfully
stand against the adverse criticism
OF centuries? Its majestic style
furnishes another argument ii
favor Of its inspiration, 1t open;
and closes without apology OF any
sort. Its first words are stamped
with superhuman boldness- In
the beginning, God created the
heavens and the earth" From
commencement to end. from
Genesis to Revelation there i
Noticeable this lofty grandeur o
expression and God-like assertion
Men write no such books. Again
the fuIfilment of its propheSie
adds still further proof Of 1t
divine origin. Events that coui'
not have been Gors9en by men ar
described years before they occur
For example. the birth of Christ
the destruction Of Babylon, tn
capture of Jerusalem. The unit
> of the whole book is also anothe
, proof of its inspiration. 1t cor
siSts of sixty-slx parts compose
j, by about thirty writers. IN EN-
braces a period of fifteen hundre
years and yet when its parts az
brought together they are found
constitute one book bridging owe
I'll Of time, from the creation to III
day of judgment, without con
tradictions. the doctrines of Nose
agreeing with those of st. Pau
who wrote fifteen centuries later.
There have been mainly Nv
theories concerning biblical il
SEPARATION, First, the doctrine
Z the verbal inspiration OF the scri!
lures; second, that of the inspir.
ton of the thoughts of its writer
The first prevailed almost un
versaily W toss the sixteenth Gel
; fury. The second seems to be US
less, if not absurd. Some hay
aiken Up with this latter theor.
hoping thereby to escape Il
Imaginary difficulties Of the forme
; All the writers selected to mai
known God mind have elaine
without exception that they we
uttering Gods words. Over tV
! thousand times in the Old Test
ment occur expressions such
these: THE Lord said =" "Gc
spoke, saying; :" Thus saith Il
Logd;" The word of the Lol
~ came" If verbal inspiration
rejected what is to be done Wi
r this amazing mass of testimony?
Among the practical results of
acceptance of the doctrine of Il
pIenary inspiration OF the scri
% lures is a solid basis of trust. A
= other result is revelation of dut
to again, It's acceptance affords a cor
ID fort IN trouble that can be found /
n where else. The discarder of Il
n bible stands by the grave of a de;
W relative, and there escapes from hi
i walls so dispairing and hopele
a. that they sound as if they can
'e from the pit but Mary at Il
r. tomb OF her brother is told, 'Tt
As brother shall rise again" Anoth