The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-24
By CHARLES r. NEwCOMB.
United Presbyterian Church.
The Book of Books.

Uith SO muCn earneStneSS, CritiCiSC Il
uith such evil intent and enjoyed by
40 many people In every age of the
World as our Bible. which in the I'm q
,nlred word of God. IL purifies
Ike heart, converts the soul and
makes us wise unto salvation.
The Word OF God is the seed which
Inc preacher is to SOW that IL may
i've life unto the world. As the lit -
'le seed has n germ Of life in IL,
rhlch man cannot impart to any
hing which he makes. so the Bible
has a mower. life in It which does
not belong 10 any word of man, or
nook Of human composition. There
,ore saws the apostle, Being born
,rsin not of corruptible seed but
o incorruptible. by the word Of
cod which liveth and abideth for
,yer." As all the world cannot make
, single grain of wheat, so all .hc
literature Of the world could not
make Bible. It is the one supreme
book of all books, as God Alightv
the one Supreme God among all
rods.
We arc led then TO inquire. in what
does tho supremacy of the Bible
consist II consists, we may say
Nv ttS biNlff oFtHtn.
The seal OF inspiration is upon
very page OF this book and Il 10
therefore, different from any other
book that has ever come into tho
hsnda ot mon. Thus saith tho in
'pired apostle, Every scripture in.
,pIred of God Is also profitable for
eachng for rcproof, for correction.
,or instruction which ia I'm righteous.
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complete. furnished completely unto
.very good work" Very early In
The history of our race. God spoka ia
man and since the days of Moses
We have had his written word and
nat Moses was the divinely inspirod
recorder OF It there was IN his day
40 question of doubt. "And the Lord
aid unto Moses, write this for a
memorial In the book. And when
he Word was made flesh and dwelt
among us" Jesus himself set his
zeal TO the Inspiration of these writ.
ngs of Moses and for which he
claimed authority equal to his own
words, saying, '1f We receive not his
writings, how shall ye receive my
words"
J. The Bible Is supreme indeed IN
Is claims for a divine inspiration
Read these claims as uttered by
David, Ezekiel, Paul and Jesus
Christ himself when lust before no
departed this world he said. There
are my words which I spake unto
you, while | was yet with you, that
III the things must be fulfilled which
are written in the law of Moses and
he prophets and the psalms con.
rerning me-" And Peter declares.
mo prophecy of scripture IL OF any
private Interpretation. for no proph.
scy ever came by the will of man
but men spake from God. being
moved by the Holy Spirit"
In Its Divine Authority.
It's authorship which we have just
notlced would at once indicate the
supremacy OF it's authority. It was
70 regarded by the apostles. prophets
md fathers of,the early church.
Subsequently the Roman hierarchy
iethroned the Bible for n season and
'nthroned the Pope as infalihlc and
upreme, so that the Bible was prac-
dcally banished during that period
" time known as the dark ages
But in the early morning of the 18th
century, Martin Luther. being led by
he Holy Spirit OF God was brought
% examine this dethroned book and
II once It's light and life and power
md authority went to his heart and
through justification by faith in God
he dethroned the usurper and re
,nthroned the book and now by di-
rine right, in the heart of the be
lever and the confessions OF the
.hurch OF Jesus Christ It continues to
'elgn supreme. In these last days,
f.f
gone out into the world who do not
acknowledge it's right to reign over
hem, they would destroy II II they
,ould. These pretcnders are legion
and the grounds OF their claims are
nmany. Chief among them perhaps
are the so called "higher critics.
Higher in their own estimation than
he Bible, for they presume upon
ne right to sit in Judgment upon
rs authority. But we have nothing
o fear Ike the apostiles Of old we
I 'an say, Ye can do nothing against
ne truth" For thus saith the Lord,
Heaven and earth may pass away,
out my words shall not pass away.
All around the Bible in every age
nave been thrown barriers that
threaten To confine Il within narrow
units and prevent its successful
popagation. Barriers mechanical,
political, ecclesiastical. intellectual
scientific and mora, but in spite OF
every obstruction IL has continued
70 move forward, and never did II
mine with such supreme brillinncy
ma beauty as today. A supreme
power has been in H. A supreme
providence has watched over IL, and
supreme spirit has accompanied
Steadily It has advanced from
ueart 10 heart. from country 10
country, from generation TO genera
non until its light has been reflected
all the world. True as orce II
Nas' true as II ever has been. So true
= ever shall he, "The Word rof Gcd
not bound" and its authority
'eIgns supreme.
IN itS Unity OF Thourht.
iruIy this Is n marvellous book. its
tomnosltion covers more than fifteen
hundred years and as many miles NJ
pace Containing &C parts ana writ
,n oy torty separate authors, taken
rom almost every social rank and
uIhuItlon OF life. Great kings. hum
oe shepherds, despised publicans,
wv fishermen, learned and un-
tlhed each one developing his own
.vme In his own way and using his
VT Terms Of expression absolutely
.asependent OF all the rest, yet the