W ka t T o Do W ith T h e Bible Baccalaureate Sermon Delivered to Bible Institute Class of igig, in -which They were Told to Believe, Studj), Preach, Teach and Live the Word of God.
BY DR. R. A. TORREY, Dean
Text: 2 Tim. 3:1, and 12-17: “But know this, th at in the last days griev ous times shall come . . . . Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and imposters shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being de ceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them ; and th at from a babe thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Every scripture is inspired Of God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correc tion, for instruction which is in righteousness: th at the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.”
are profitable for every needed use, for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, and through the,study of these, no matter how the night darkens and the perils increase, the man of God will be com plete, provided completely unto every good worjt.” We are living in the days that Paul so accurately pictured beforehand. The evil men, the spiritual jugglers and im postors are increasing at an appalling rate, and they are becoming more and more cunningly and more and more shamelessly worse and worse. You will find them wherever you go, in the coun try as well as the city, and on the for eign field as well as at home. How shall one who sincerely desires to serve God, and to accomplish the very best results for Him, find safety? What shall he do? Our text answers the ques tion. You will find safety in The Book; -the book of God, “the Sacred Writings,“ the writings “inspired of God”, the Bible. Paul of course had the Old Tes tament books in view When he wrote these words. It was these Timothy had “known from a babe.” But if what Paul says in these words is true of the thirty- nine books of the Old Testament, and1 it is, it is certainly true of the twenty- . seven books of the New Testament. The Bible, if a man use it right, will make a man perfectly safe no matter how error abounds, and will make him thor oughly equipped for God’s service. But how must we use this book to be safe ‘ in these times of increasing darkness and peril, and to be completely equipped
AUL tells Timothy of the difficult times that are coming, times of great peril and testing. He tells him of the certainty of per secution for those who are faithful to Jesus Christ, then he tells of the great
increase of evil men and of subtle error- ists, both deceived themselves and de ceiving others. It is an exceedingly dark picture, and one to fill one with apprehension and dismay were Paul to stop here. But Paul does not stop here. He goes on to say in substance, “But, Timothy, even with these exceedingly dark days ahead, there is nothing to be afraid of, there is a path of perfect safe ty though perils lie on every side. That path of safety is found in the Holy Scriptures inspired of God (God breathed), and in th§ right use of them. However many and however subtle false teachers may be, the Holy Scriptures are able to make thee wise unto salva tion through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Furthermore, Timothy, you can put perfect confidence in these Scrip tures, for they are God-breathed, and
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