The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-05
can give an intelligible and ca.
ment of the doctrine of tho .'
which that Gospel opens.

EnRon now ACKNOWLEDGMENT, oxcy Sc
"Stlll another proof of the 81
theory is to be found in the v, r.MH b
abound in the parallel record. ",Mp b
and words Of our Lord. For in., 'a'ss b
many varying forms of dIIrr.n.' H:, e
stances in our Lords life. Of ' IL ei'N II
Prayer, of the Beatiiudcs and ~ ,"' As &
mon on the Mount. A corn,,r u he b
first three Gospels with eacl, n,s 'n &
undeniable proof that there :" A.. s
body of common traditional n,, = 81
deriving them all which indiyidn'i,o' &
have variously arranged and Ne &
The verbal accuracy Of one Ex., "'t!- B
he maintained only by sacrisc;,i.'8. &
his fellows. Ia {
Still another indication Of -. B
Of this view is to be found in m 'te 'nS
the theory cannot be consistent 'as B
1t would be in point to remind ! ~
cnts of that view that they +, az 'S;-
with all Christendom, ha,r con, ses
knowledge the error OF Serum. ~
ticulars once stoutly defcnde, ;eS
lincal ancestors Of former geps,., aes
For instance, the claim tia, ,.
decides these points Ss
THAT there are no men At =,
podes.
THAT the Year could not begin
uary, because Eve could no, b, 80 u !
an apple on the tree in that mon,s VT
"That the earth does no reyop,a
the sun. ny
"That the stars are not inhaIi,,s
"That the world WAS made in =:
of twenty-four hours each. ' w
THAT the coal and fossil, yer..
by fiat and placed where the, arc . o''fs
"That witchcra!t exists and .5o. i-'
punished.
THAT resistance to tyranny !. 49,.
THE HISTORIC TIE ONLY rRorgg .,,,.
Another evidence OF The mi,t,t.,,
actcr of this view OF Scripture .,,
the fact that it sets the scholar a, y .,''
with the Christian. Take Tor .,,
such questions as the structure -.
Pentatcuch, the authorship OF the p.
the genuineness of the Go>pcl Of .Iol,
historic trustworthiness Of tie with.
Luke. Is it not 4 pity that orr lo,
truth pull us one way and our a..e,;,,
to creed or our professional Interest.
success pull us another: 1t ia dr..
iamity that there should lie yene,,. :
preston that scholarship i, On ope a.
and picty on he other; that youo, -,
should be made to feel that the I,r
Biblical students they become the -.
Christians they are likely to be.
What, then, is the correct view -.
nature and use of the Bible: The ann.
can he given in q single votd-the h,
rio.
STEVENS on ISsrlENrIoN.
Rev. George b. Stevens, D. D. prot,..
of New Testament History at Yale r,,.,
ed a World reporter pleasantly attn, he.
in New Haven. When asked il he 81.
indorse the theory of DR.. Briggs On !
Bible, he very kindly laid bciorc The :,
porter lecture which he had u.t CO..,
pleted, and which he was to deliver b
following morning to his student, IN :,
University. His ideas are in line nilte
views of DR.. Briggs and other hilla
students, and he states them with -.
clearness.
He considers the Bible as the r-.s
revelations and discards the thcorr Give
bal inspiration. He finds discrepanc.,
the Bible, the presence of which cOuli,.
lie accounted for on the thcory OF ye,.
inspiration. Here are the point. Of !.
lecture
|. No theory of bibical inspiration h
the correct view which denies ,ii,ctc,.
cies in this historical book.
,. Nor that holds an invariably cou1
Interpretation of Old Testament pa.,i.,
by the New Testament writer
g. Nor that denies the human and
torical elements in all the biblical iei
4. Nor in general any that maiAiAaa
former inerrancy Of Scriptures.
A TRUE THEORY or iNsrigArioy
l. A true theory of inspiration sill. ~
serve the truth that the Bible j. the II.
duct and record of n divine inspiration
2. 1t will maintain the uniQnencss Vt,
Bible among the religious writing, g.l
world.
3. 1t will make Christ central AMI ay'
record.
4. 1t will recognize degree, OF in.ar
ton.
5. 1t will chiefly emphasize The y..ca''
contents of Scriptures and not is Torn
&. 1t will give full weight, atcorla!
the evidence in each case. to hcAiso.a
condition and limitation affecting The BIZ
ical books.
Z. 1t will leave room for modfca'l
us new facts and new truth, heto-
known.
Grouped about these point, Prof ;.
vens presented to his class the !9lIo''
view Of Z" inspiration -
Inspiration is an inAucnce u %
Which has for its end the rv'elao'
himself to man. Considering til, ~,
ton ms it has to do with the writing .
books Of the Bible, the great question
fore the Church to-day is how ilT TIA
books are to be regarded as the a''I..
records or expositions Of doctrine }.
extreme view of inspiration a'lfi1a'e' d
very words chosen by the biblics! AR
to the Holy Spirit, and charactcri": Z
writer's as mere amanucn>c>. I''
views arc generally admitted 10 he
tremc and another yicw, nu Il les GO
sistcnt, but which preserves tie ,aae z
eral conception Of the subject, hAs las
its place. The gradual abando"nea'
this type of theory has been chiefly d4'
biblical criticism, which explores IIt !.
tOrical and dOctrinal content. u Inc 0'
in a scientific manner and spirit. And w.
finds the various books to have bee" ~.
ly affected by the human conditions ~
surrounded their writers. Some ''-'
the imperfect morality OF Tie liMt'
which they belong the lansHase d go
turc is conformed to the limited anoS'e'
Of science and history which Is 'i'''
possessed. There are in the biblicai 10
such errors and discrepancies a "e ~. y
look for in other litcraturcs :,pres'''.
many centuries of time, ard 0'ISin"
chiefly in All uncritical age.
Those who accept these results o. =
icism can no LONGER Lo!d 70 those 0p'a"