The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-25
Sunday, April %.

thy law! it is my meditation al
the way. Psalm 1897.
Through Moses came the COM
mand to Israel first to love the
Lord supremacy and then not only
70 obev him with a whole heart
hnt also to teach and transmit
his word accurately (Deut. ga
81. A.. ooard
70 keen the Book of the Law IN
his mouth and mind so that ne
might observe it to the last de-
tail and have good success (Josh'
g, 81. The great religious re-
formation of Judah under JOSIAH
was started by Hilkiah's tmdlne
in the house of Jehovah the long
lost Book of the Law q Kings
%: 8-20).
To a great assembly in Jeru-
salem Ezra and his associates
read and explained the Book OF
the Law of Moses. and the PEG;
pie were glad because they had
understood the words that We're
declared unto them" (Neh. 8: :
ISl. A worthy tribute to the
Word of God was penned by Da-
vid in a passage Of great beauty
and force psalm 10: 7-14.
The two disciples on the way
to Emmaus listened with burning
hearts as the risen Lord opened
to them the Scriptures concern
ing himself duke "a :25-32).
The BereanS were more noDie
than the Thessalonians because
they received the Word with
readiness of mind. examining the
Scriptures daily, whether the SER
mons of Paul were true (Acts
17:10-l2).
Paul wrote to Timothy, his son
in the gospel, as a model in the
knowledge and use of the Bible
q Tim. BALD.
The letter to the Hebrews opens
with the assertion that the high
est and final revelation of God
has been given through his Son
who is greater than the prophets
and the angels Hebrews l:l-4l.
APPRECIATION OF THE
SCRIPTURES psalm 19)
David's Tribute to the Bible
showed great appreciation OF the
Holy Scriptures.
Notice (D the six names he
gives the Bible: Law, referring to
the great body of truth; testi-
mony, referring to the divine dec
laration as to who and what God
is: statutes, embodying specific
duty: commandments, govern the
regulations of life as a whole;
fear, inspiring an adequate mo-
tive: judgments, insuring correct
discrimination and decisions.
Notice (2) the seven traits of
the Bible here recorded: Perfect,
sure, right, pure, clean. true and
righteous. ....
Notice (3) the six claims ne
makes for it.. Soul-restOrinG, wise
making, heart-reioicing, eye-en-
tightening. age-enduring, right
Judging.
Notice (4) the six aspirations
regarding the Bible: Desire, that
we may win its gold and taste its
honey: warning. that we may be
kept from the path of danger
and error: reward, that we may
realize the fruit of obedience;
discernment, that we may be
eleansed from secret faults;
guardianship. that we may be
kept from under the dominion of
wilful sin; conservation. that
mouth and heart may be accept
able unto God.
APPLICATION OF THE
SCRIPTURES e Timothy 81
l) He knew the Scriptures,
having studied them from child
hood under the tuition Of cody
parents in a Bible-loving home.
He accepted their truth and thus
became wise unto salvation by
believing in Christ. He continued
in their study and practice with
full assurance of their truth and
with the impress of early teach
ers upon him.
(2) His doctrine of inspiration
was sound. He believed all the
Bible. He accepted it as inspired
of God. He found it profitable
for teaching the receptive, re-
proving the maynard, correcting
the mistaken. and developing all
in the art of right living
81 His Bible equipment was
essential to his efficiency. Though
a man of God, he was not. and
could not be, complete in his own
character and conduct without
much Bible study and knowledge.
And that which completes his
character must also complete his
equipment for his best service.
Indeed, the Bible furnishes COM
pletely unto every good work.
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES"
(1) Author of Scripture. "Je-
hovah." The Bible is the word
of God, He is it's author. The
holy men of old wrote under di-
vine impulse.
(2) Recipient of Scripture.
"Thy servant-the man of God"
How David reioiced in his Bible,
though it embodied but the ear
lier books in our Bible TODAY!
How much more ioyfully ought
we to walk in the brighter light
of our fuller revelation!
CD Titles Of Scripture. Claw
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ment-ordinances sacred writ
ings-Scripture." Mark the YER
satile Psalmist's designation of
the sacred writings, each present.
ing new facet of truth.
. (4 Traits of Scripture. The
Psalmist found the Word of God
perfect. sure, right, pure, clean,
true and righteous" The Apostle
found his Bible to be "the sacred
writings, Scripture inspired of