The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-29


Many people try to study the Bible and
grasp tho hidden truths, which are lmpos.
stble with the natural mind. They try to
Hid the truths by what la called reason;
they think that 1t contradicts itself. and
so IL does, In reading II that way. To read
tho Bible right we must read lt by the
Spirit that Rivsth life and light and under.
standing. If we read " with our reason
wo get n n,nss OF confusion WhyP BE.
cause we bring His word down to our way
OF thinking, aud thereby we are misled.
IL NO lay aside our rensop and read our
Bibles with the Spirit OF God II VIII prove
Itself to be the word OF God. We can know
God by the Spirit, but it ls impossible to
know Him by reason.
Reason ls the darkness, and the Spirit Ia
the light. One is the soul and the other Is
tho brain of man. One iinds us u heaven.
the other hell. III this world God has
two witnesses. Ops is HIS Spirit, the
other 10 his Word. When we read His
Word without Ills Spirit we have but one
witness III us. On the other hand, when
we have that Spirit Qove) how beautifully
tho truth reveals itself, III we stai right
In reading and mediate carefully and
prayerfully there viii be no difficulty In
understanding it to Its fullest senGe.
ii we start wrong, we'll end wrong,
1t will prove Itself true in every partio-
ular IRON the world itssll; and the woyto
prove ltsls TO get to the law, and to tie
testimony. aud no one will condemn
that which they know nothing about.
The writings OF the Bible ss | under.
stand them was written for our learning.
The mystery OF God is revealed TO us
only through the Spirit through his word.
the blble. 10 know tho love OF God,
through Christ, is the way by which we
obtain that knowledge which fill US with
all the iulness OF God. "lt is out Of tho
abundance OF the heart the mouth speak.
eth, aud good man out of the treasure
OF his heart bringeth forth good things.
ami an evil man out OF tho evil treasure
bringeih forth the evil thinRs." Matt
H. 80. Let oil learn to know that God is
God OF love. life and Hight.
When wo read His Word let us ask him
70 lead and guide us In the knowledge
contained therein. together with the hid
den mysteries and deep sayings. Take
yonr Bible and nek God to lend und guide
you Into all truth. and he will do SO, A
few days ago in walking down the street
IN one OF our cities / met a well known
lawyer, who 10 Of skepttc tuln Of mind.
lie stopped me md nBked this question
do you understand all ri the bible yetP
answered-thero are mysteries in 1t that
don't understand now, and ] balieve that
which don't understand VIII be made as
plain as A Is 9 In the future II fai,hful.
lie then asked me Whit did with the
Scriptures that didn't know. | told him
that pass 1t by. 1 asked him what he did
with point OF law that he didn't know.
DO you attempt to argue II? He said no
| indeed. and laughed. In this our day
you can ma people VINO make their boasts
OF never getting excited. OF such peo.
| plo l am efraid, especially the man or
| woman that God's Spirit moved and they
| cannot cry or laugh. SO / am afraid OF
the person who attempts to tell you OF
the Blbls and don't Anow what he is talk
| ing about.
1t ia a positive truth that no man can
| learn any OF the spiritual things OF the
| Bible until he has the spirit of truth In
| him and the more spirit he has the clearer
| is the apprehension of the truths that 1t
| contains. ''Ne shall know the truth and
| the truth shall make you free"
I From one lid of The Bible to tho other
| there is no science so recognized rs that OF
| physiocnomy. and nothing more thor.
oughly taken ior granted than the power
| OF the soul to transfigure ths face. "A
| man's wisdom maketh his face to shine
| and the sources OF his face shall bs
| sweetened."
| SO all lovers OF Code word ale studying
| the tlme.table tnat they may find out how
| they may better go along the highway OF
| holiness to tho heavenly place. They have
| Christ the hope OF Glory, and all their life
long this is to them the Joy OF earth ard a
| grand hope OF hoRven. This, after ali, is
| tho secret OF the lifo oil sunshine of u
I Christian.