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FoRTHEYOUNG CONVERT
s,slKlso AND TRUTHFUL IMAGERY
OF The BIBLE PRESCRIPTION

H.. ub,e ~. orn Hest Espound'r
oo.r,, ronneh IN ftscif-N" nih"'
n.sL 81, onos So complsi'y sH'''n''
Al. staple and n'npioJ' the L-'rns"
MIX. ~ an article Of food ior 'he
roprisltnent 81 the human body con.
,,ips in itsslf all the elements ncedinl
Ior tbis pnr,ose. and L. hence sufficient
n, animal nutrition. IL is. moreover.
Tho tmplest and most easily digc'i''l
fo5d that can b. taken into the human
stomach II Is also A. milk. In i's nat.
url condition aud without bring sun
iected TO any culinary process or an ~
ways rady for nee. II !. one OF inc
,tandnrI nutrients ~ bodily life, and Is
such holds q conspicuous place ~ tn'
thoughts and practice q men ..
These characteristic rropcriiea OF MIX
furnish the basis of The following words
fr1m tho pen Of Peters As new Doth
bab.s. desire tho sincere milk oi ne
word. that We msy grow thereby ~
peter u. %. In tho revised VERSION ol
Tho New Testament this passage - ten'
der.d ~ follows. "As new born babes
long for the spiritual milk whichis with.
out guile. that 80 may grow thereby
This i tho more accurate, and hence The
batter rendering of the original Greek.
Two adiectiycs occur Ia the Greek that
uualify the term rendered milk ono
OF them, properly rendered spiritual
indicates tho relation OF the milk to
tho mind Or soul as the fitting nounsh'
inent thereof The other adjective rem
der,l (which H. without guile. aud IN
tho common English yenion rendered
by the term "sinccp.' indicates tho
purity Of tho milk as opposed to any
adhtaratiou by tho addition Of other in'
gradients
Thecxhottation Of Peter In this passagr
then IL that, az ''new born babss" by IN.
stinct desire natural milk aud grow
thereby" 70 the Christians 10 whom no
wrote, some Of whom may perhaps have
been recent converts 10 Christ. should also
desire In lihemanncrihe kind ofnilk that
would noufish and build up their souls
aud impaft health and vigor 10 their fe-
lgdous life. He meant 10 recommend TO
them a good milk diet for tho soul This
is clearly tho point aimed AZ by the
apostle. and the term "milk" Is selected
and used a. a figure because Of its spccial
appropriateness TO tho purpose no had In
view.
Jude calls this gospel "the faith which
was once delivered INTO the saints" dude
TN Paul told the Ephcsians that It was
"tle wori Of truth and tho GOSPEL Of
their salvation CEphesians /, 49,. lilo
congratulated the Thoasalonians on the
fact that they had received this gospel
from bis lips. mot a. tho word Of man.
but. ~ II u In truth. tho word u God"
Il Thes-alonians u. 49,, The gospel that
Christ preached. aud that his apostles
preached. the written gospel that gives
the history and doctrine Of Christ. the
prophetic gospel that pointed 10 him be-
fore he bccamo incarnatc In the flesh,
the gospel that in all ages and in all coun.
tries Il tho power Of God unto saliva
ton TO every ona that belieye,h." Yes,
this Is "tho spiritual milk which is with.
out guile" or "the sincere milk Of the
worl." On which Christians are 10 feed
their souls. and In which they arr 10
grow "a grace and Ia the knowledge Ut
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (ll
Peter III. 49,.
It has pleased God, by inspiration and
providence. 10 plac. this gospel In tho
written form, aud thus preserve It for
permanent use: aud hence this hallowed
milk diet for tho soul can, by multiplied.
ton OF copies and by TRANSACTIONS. bo
supplied to all tho nations Of the earth
What men need for the renovation 81
the heart, the sanctiflcati0n Of the life,
growth IN tho grace, Of the spirit, tho
Joys Of heaven begun on earth and tho
glories Of heaven ~ last, Is not q fpocu.
lation or a philosophy about religion, or
u mere pile Of human dogms, or mass
Of ponderous iormalisns, but rather tho
pure and simple gospel Of Christ just ~
h appears Ia the word Ut God. This
word u after all, H. own best oxpounder.
and hes, tells H. own stor, and happy
g. that Christian who makes himself 10
familiar with 1t that ho not only rclishcs
AMI loves Il ~ tile food Ot his soul, but
also makcs IL tho interior law Of all his
spiritual processes lie knows whoa ha
hns believed, aud feeds his mind and
heart on the milk die, OF the pure gos.
pei. That gospel j. good enough for him
without any platonic philosophy tomake
1, better. What John calls "tho doc.
tiuc Of Christ" answers his purpose.
meets he intellectual wants. rrfrpshes
his soul and inspires his hope, For this
milk diet there Is ne substitute. II al.
nit " no improvement hy tho cunii.
monte 81 human philosophy, It has IN
itet an The necessary ingredients OF
healh and strength independent