The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-11-22
WHAT CHRIST TAUGHT
CONCERNING scriptures
PASTOR A. y. HALL CONTINUES
DISCUSSION Of SCRIPTURE
TEACHINGS.
Interesting sermon Preached SUM-
day ut the baptist CiDurcIs-vhaf
IBID Christ Teach Is
discussed.


where he had been brought up: and
he entered. as his custom was. unto
the synagogue on the sabbath day,
and stood up to read. And there
was delivered unto him the book OF
the prophet Isaiah"
Our text shows us the Son OF
God standing before the people.
holding in his hands a portion of
the Sacred Scriptures. What did
he say about it? What did he teach
the same? In this day
when every sort of question is be-
ing raised as to tho authorship and
authority of the Bible, and when
men dare to stand in pulpits and
preach doubts concerning it, it is
we'll for us to turn back and hear
what the Son OF God taught con-
corning the Sacred Scriptures.
Authorship.
The Bible has been written for
hundreds of years, but who wrote
it? What did Christ teach
Our Lord carefully and clearly
differentiated the writings of men
from the word of God. "Ye leave
the commandment of God and hold
fast the tradition of men.
Full we'll do ye reject the COM
mandment of God. that We may keep
your tradition.
The heavens divided the scrip
lures into three parts: the Law of
Moses, the Prophets. and the
Psalms
We have our Lords teaching
concerning each of these.
He said that God spoke to Moses:
Have We not read in the book OF
Moses, in the place concerning the
bush, how God spake unto him
saying, i am the God OF Abraham,
and the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob > Jesus said that God
spake through Moses. The com
mandments are found in the writ
ings of Moses, yet our Lord says,
For God said, honor thy father
and thy mother; and. he that speak
eth evil OF father or mother let
him die the death = This is a def
mite declaration that God spoke
what Moses wrote.
Take the next division of scrip
ture-the Prophets. Jesus said,
Think not that | am come to de-
stroy the law or the prophets; |
come not to destroy but to fulfill. :"
AS we go on you will see the high
honor our Lord placed in the writ
ings OF the prophets.
David holds much the same rela-
ton to the Psalms that Moses does
to the Law Jesus said concerning
him and his writings, David him.
self said in the Holy Spirit, the
Lord said unto my Lord. Sit thou
on my right hand, till ! make thine
enemies the foot-stool of thy feet.
Here is the seal of the Son OF God
accrediting the Divine authorship of
every section OF Old Testament
scripture. | have a lawyer friend
concerning whom it has been said
that no judge of any court in his
city calls in question any citation
of law. or statement made by him
concerning the decision of other
courts. His ability as lawyer and
his integrity is a man places his
statement beyond question. Christ
knowledge of the scriptures. and his
character as man, places his tes-
timony to Gods authorship OF the
Bible beyond reasonable question
Authority.
What did the Son OF God have 10
say about the authority of scrip
ture? In John 1895 we hear him
say, And the scripture can not be
broken" After his resurrection he
said, These are my words, when l
spake unto you. while was yet
with you, that are written in the
law OF Moses. and the prophets,
and the Psalms, concerning me.
Hear another statement from him
For verify | say unto you, till hea-
ven and earth pass away. one God
or one trifle shall in no wise pass
away from the law TIL all things
be accomplished.
Let the cumulative force of his
words. 'The scripture can not BE-
broken AL things must be ful
filed which are written Till
heaven and earth pass away. the
crossing OF Il or the dotting OF
am IL shall rot pass away from the
truth of God II words can con
yey the idea of authority. surely IL
Is Ia tits words But not only did |
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