WHY I BELIEVE THE BIBLE 37 Godwards. We owe all that is best in our mod ern civilization, in our political, commercial, and domestic life, to the influence of this Book. The man who attacks the Book is attacking the very foundations of all that is best in modern civili zation. The man who attacks the Bible is the worst enemy that an individual or society has. Seventh, I believe the Bible to be the Word of God, because of the character of those who ac cept it as such, and because of the character of those who reject it. Two things speak for the Divine origin of this Book-the character of those who are sure that it is the Word of God, and the character of those who deny it. Often times when some man or woman says to me, " I believe firmly the Bible to be the Word of God," and when I look at the purity, the beauty, the humility, the devotion to God and man that there is in their character, how near they live to God, I feel like saying, " I am glad that you do believe the Bible to be the Word of God. The fact that one who lives so near God, and lmows God as well as you do, believes the Bible to be His Book, is a confirmation of my own faith that it is." On the other hand, oftentimes when men with a self-confident toss of the head say, "I do not believe the Bible is the Word of God/' and when I look at the sinfulness or selfishness or smallness or sordidness of their lives, bow far they live from God, I feel like saying, " I am glad that you do not. The fact that a man who
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