The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-06-12
i'ile Bible.
BY j Il. MOODY.

BY D Il. MOODY.
In talking on this subject before q
New York audience recently, MI. Moody
said: "The Bible is a lamp to direct US ;
a guide to conduct us; bit TO restrain
us; fire to enfams us; salt to season
US; milk to nourish us; rain to refresh
us treasures to enrich us; and a key to
UNLOCK for us heayeDSgate. All this it
is, and more. The man who would 60 "a
g meeting to get al annoInting that would
last lifetime is like man who would
eat breakfast to last lifetime. Daily,
if the soul would grow"
The higher critic aud the scientific
skeptic would not receive much encour-
agement at these meeting From cover
to cover MIR. Moody believes the Bible
A man brought q difficult passage to him
with this question
GLOW do you explain that, Alr
Moody?"
II don't explain It,"
"Well, how do you interpret it ~
''I don't interpret it."
| HOW 40 you unutISlauu II
"I don't understand it."
"Well, what do you do with it r'
IT don't do anything with it."
you don't believe it, do you ?"
Certainly I believe it. There Are lots
of things / believe that don't under
stand. There are good many things
in astronomy, good many things about
my own system, chat don't understand,
yet I believe them. I am glad there are
heights in that book I haven't been able
to climb. am glad there are depths
haven't been able to fathom. 1t is the
best proof that the book came from God
But you don't believe in the Gid Tcs'
tameut?"
eyes, 1 do. We have one Bible, not
two. The very things in the Old Testa.
ment that men cavil at the most to day
arc the things the Son of Man set His
seal to when he was down here, and il
isn't good policy for a servant to be
above his master. The Master believed
these things"
The stories of the deluge, the lestruc.
ton of the cities If the plain, Balaam's
ass, Jonah and the whale were next taken
up, the objections to them considered and
Christ's own references to these very
matters given. Mr.. Moody advised every
one of his hearers to buy concordance
before lucheon, and then to take up the
study of the Bible Systematically, and
prayerfully. he recommended highly a
study of prophecy, especially those given
by the 80. called minor prophets. Glanc
| ing hastily at the prophecies con eerning
Babylon, Nineveh and Tyre, he showed
how one aftt7 another had been fulfilled,
and added:
The best wsy to convert an iniidel is to
take him to the prophecies fulfilled,
Look at The prophecies concerning Christ.
There are over two hundred about Him
in the Old Testament. Think Of those
which concern His life on earth. His
miraculous birth, not at Nazareth but in
Bethlehem, that the Scriptures might be
fulfilled; His dwelling at Nazareth, in
Egypt, His riding into Jerusalem, His
cruel treatment, His death. The Bible
is not worn out, any more than the sun
| is worn out. Let us study the book more
and ourselves less.
"The Christian worker should. study
the Bible to see how Christ deal, with
different classes of inquirers. The Saw
our told the sell-righteous Pharisee that
he must have a new birth; that he must
be regenerated, and just spoke words of
peace and Joy to that poor woman. No
person was ever converted just as Paul
was. The two blind men had entirely
different experiences. Bartimells was
healed by word; the other had to go
and wash his eyes after the Master had
put clay upon them.
"Paul urged Timothy to study 20 show
himself approved unto God; 8 workman
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth. IF more
people we're able to divide the Word
rightly they would be far greater use as
| Christian workers. But first they must
move out of doubling castle. The air is
full of doubts. People don't know
about this, and they are uncertain about
that, and they hope and guess about
the other thing. Hope is never used in
the bible regarding thing that is past.
A man 'hopes he is Christian;;' he
sometimes feels that his sins are forgiv-
en- = he thinks at times that he is child
ofGod.' That man asks Mr.. Moody il
he is an American. Mr.. Moody hopes
so; sat times he feels that he is,' some.
times he don't know What kind of q
citizen is that? Wasn't he born on
American soil, of American parents
Another man asks Mr.. Moody if he is
married. AT times he feels that he is
he 'hopes' he is. What reflection ON
his marriage VOWS
The people who bury the hatchet and
leave the handle out, ready for imme.
diate use-who forgive an enemy but do
not forget the injury, those who hoist the
UNCONVENTIONAL flag above the banner OF
the cross-living at peace with other
churches by letting them severely alone,
those who are forever exhibiting sins
reminding the brethren of the wicked
lives they formerly lived, and of the
many sins committed before they were
Christians if any such we're prese ut they
must have thought some one had told the
speaker of their besetting sins. Those
| who are in doubt about their acceptance
with God, were recommended to read
the epistle of John, where in FIVE short
cha pters, the word "know" occurs thirty
two times.
Mr.. Moody believes that the need
of the Eour in the pulpits Of the land is
expository preaching.-7Ae RAMS Horn
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