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Rom. 81, 2: What advantage then
mAth the Jew? Much every
way, chiefly because that unto them
were committed the oracles of God.
Eph- GIT: Take the Sword
OF the Spirit, which is the Word of
God 2 Pet. 1:21: Prophecy came
not in old time by the will of man;
but holy men of God spake as they
were moved by the Holy Ghost.
THROUGH WHOM WAS IT WRIT
TEN?
2 Sam. 23:1, 2: The sweet Psalm
list of Israel said, The Spirit of the
Lord spake by me, and His Word was
in my tongue. Zech. 1912: They
should hear the Law, and the words
which the Lord of Hosts hath sent in
His Spirit by the former prophets.
Luke 1870: AS He spake by the
mouth of His holy prophets which
have been since the world began.
Acts 3:18, 81: But those things
which God before had showed by the
mouth of all His prophets, that Christ
should suffer. He hath so fulfilled,
whom the heaven must re-
ceive until the times of restitution of
all things, which God hath spoken by
the mouth of all His holy prophets
since the world began. Heb. Heb.
III. 2: God, who at sundry times
and in divers manners spake in time
past unto the fathers by the prophets,
hath in these last days spoken unto
us by His Son.
Rom. 1:2: Which He had prom
ised afsre by His prophets in the
Holy Scriptures. , Pet. 3:1g, 10:
Our beloved brother Paul also, &C
cording to the wisdom given unto
him, hath written unto you, as also
In all his epistles speaking in them of
these things, in which are some
things hard to be understood, which
they that are unlearned and unstable
wrest. as they do also the other Scrip
lures, unto their own destruction.
WHAT PROVES ITS INSPIRA-
TON?
2 Tim. 3:16l All Scripture is giver
by inspiration of God. % It's mir
aclesA John 2O:3O,31: And many
other signs truly did Jesus in the
presence of His disciples, which are
not written in this book; but these
are written that We might believe
that Jesus is the Christ. Heb. 2 "A
God also bearing them witness, boil
with signs and wonders and with
divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy
Ghost.
(2)- It's fulfilled prophecies, Is
41:21, %: Produce your cause, saitl
the Lord; bring forth your strong
reasons, saith the King of Jacob
Shew the things that are to come
hereafter that we may know that "
are gods. Is. 45:11. 21: Thus saitl
the Lord Ask Ne of thing.
TO come. Who hath declared
this from ancient time? Who hail
bold it from that time? Have not I
the Lord? Is. 46:9 10: am God
and there is none like Me, declaring
the end from the beginning, ant
from ancient times the things tina
are not yet done, saying, My counse
shall stand and 1 will do all NJ
pleasure. Acts 28:2S: And whel
they had appointed him a day, Their
came many unto him in his lodging
TO whom he expounded and testife,
the Kingdom of God, persuadin,
them concerning Jesus, both out O.
the Law of Moses and out of tn
Prophets, from morning till evening
2 Pet. 1 :1r: We have also a NOR
sure word of prophecy, whereunto v
do we'll that We take heed, as unto
light that shineth in dark place, un
til the day dawn, and the day-sta
arise in your hearts.
go It's practicability: Is. SSH
My Word shall not return
unto Ne void, but it shall accomplis,
that which I please, and it shall pros
per in the thing whereto I sent il
Jas. 3:17: But the wisdom that
from above is first pure, then peace
able, gentle and easy to be entreate6
full of mercy and good fruits.
(4) Its reasonableness Is. 1 rs
G5o111a. ucv-, and let let Us reason K
gether, saith the Lord. Acts II 2
And Paul, as his manner was, wen
in unto them, and three Sabbath day
reasoned with them out of the SCRIP
lures. 1 Pet. 3:15: Be ready a