New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-17

10 see: the ear to catch and transmit souho; ~ ~
imagination overlap processes ana ca,en for
the penetration of the purposes and thoughts OF
God. for the discovery of God Himself r. .r,.
II we think only OF the natural powers OF man MAJ.
That then is the first fact or which we mus nor
the things which God hath prepared lor t1e IMAM
love Him. Before the mystery OF COO OF nglins
Of weakness and of strength. and its eternal
destiny, we stand bahied: overwhelmed and R Relp
less. There the pride OF man is abased' nat
''But God hath revealed them unto us by - MS
be revealed What we cannot attain unto be-
cause it Is too high for us may come down 70 ord dS
II cannot light itself but the fame OF the divine
Spirit light it, There Is sprit nm N man mnS anr
the inspiration Of the Almighty glveth them uhoei-
'For the Spirit searche,h all things yea the the
things OF man. the spirit OF man when c n -
in him? Even 50 the thinss OF Coo tbep
because He is a spirit He may interpenetrate me
spirit of ana Podgee r6 SPNn n" By the
lifting Of curtain ana ne u snee iEuy when
scape II Is revelation ,arioSes we SPEAK ''0''
THE TRUTH REVEALED By A MAN.
Here. then. is the first step in the making Of the
Bible. truth. undiscoverable by the s uttnose
reach of human power. is revealed by the SPIT 10 10
Isaiah or Daniel. Paul knows that truth 0f II
he says 81 neither received IT OF man hei'T pr
Person saws "A truth is unveiled to an unveiled
eye" Now. have received not the spirit ,9 oa
the world. but the Spirit which Is or God that we
might know the things that are freely given 10 Us
OF Cod"
(Which things also we speak not IN me re w2 2oy
which man. wisdom tsaf9 ept wn reR nd 0
put into Spirit-given words. This Is an immense
adyanSs 1t Is the true Of se 90 word
as the revelation OF the truth TO the man choseT
to be It's deDositary answers TO me coilcePtol -
no
OF the natural Of the truth which was IN me ~,
mind Of God. and then in the mind Of the Inspired
writer has passed into the common speeSh. T OK
men. 1t Is embodied in human words Ana necd tns
step Is equally with the first divine act AS tne
WI f Il by the Shirt It is ncarnated
in Spirittaught words If you OBJECT 20 iis ,b e
friends and that this is nothing less thdn
verbal inspiration and that you do not DelleYe, III
verbal inspiration, I answer simply by remlna'ng
All with me but with the Apostle Paul. II Is ne
not l. who asserts verbal ngpra;ion PeTsSn
witness having hrst-hand knowledge or the iaclS
PAULs WORD SUFFICIENT
III should receive from one OF you letter type.
written and II became important for me 70 KNOW ,
whether you nad dictatfd lie r:hnt shoiid be
written the best witness next 10 myself Woul1 "
interrogate the Almighty, but have the testimony
Of the writer He says the words are not those OF
man but OF the Holy spirit and Just as Paul ;. Is
witness | have no theory OF inspiration; simply
believe Paul. Il is right should warn you thaI
YOU will be az issue not only WIN PaVI, Dut VIZ
David and Moses and Isaiah. and Jeremiah, ahd
christ / know absolutely nothing about ms
matter OK myself. ard no more DO you tnc
writer's knew. and they constantly affrm tNhn1u
they say anything about ~ that the WORDS, equa"y
with The Ideas are OF God There leave H.
We are then. in possession OF a reve4at!0n from
God embodied In the language Of men. We ma
reverently say that the Word Is made fasn ana
tabsrnacles among us. Surely here - a gtea, arc -;
wonderful fact about the Bible. standing mere. ~
ouirtncss % faith nav refuse either 70 enSass
In or 70 be disturbed by current denials OF the
divine origin and authority Of Scripture. We shan
not b. greatly moved Let " thank Goa ior NHis'
ard rossess our souls in peace.
But there IS another step. II the truth or COD Is
70 enter our souls as the incOrruptiOle seed or the
birth; as the cleansing nd sanStliylnE ,, W,
which removes our deflemenis, and as MIX arc
mama and meat upon which our spiritual lie -
10 b. nour!shed And his third step IN tle
urogiess OF 4 truth from The mind OF Goa 70 NC
eouls ~ seems, IN the common tlouShC o.
Christians 10 be wholly ignored. Here II Is: ,
the Spirit of God FOR they are toohshness Ih.o
him: neither he know them because tney aye
spiritually dlsceTned Bur he mat Is spFllua!
dlscerneih al thing -,
has been put iutO III words II rs within the reacn o,
all men who know the meaning OF the words Ana
that is true ~ every other book on earth eHcep.
the Bible once within. . belongs 10 compEten,
earning ard Industry. In nothing Is the Bln!e
more sharply marked of from all other books 10
Bible Interpretation. The greatest duliard OF Us
ali is immeasurab!y Indebted 20 these Qualities II.
others The point a. that OF themselves. Ihey
Weld nothing when applied 70 the divine human
word.
WHERE THE UNRENEWrD NAY STAND.