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THE SCRIPTURES ARE COMPLETE IN THEIR DETAILS (Continued from page 253) one shoulder for the government of the world, as th e King (Isav 9 :6 ), bu t as the Good Shepherd He needs both shoul ders to carry home a poor lost sheep (Luke 15:5, 6). A Passive Voice The exhortation “ go on to perfection” (Heb. 6 :1 ), if it calls, as it seems, for personal activity, will lead to fru it less endeavor; bu t when we know th a t th e word is in the passive voice and it Should read “Let us be borne on unto perfection,” we abandon ourselves to the power indicated. W estcott says, “The though t is not prim arily of personal effort, bu t personal su rrend er to an active influence.” The same word is used of a ship being driven before the wind (Acts 27:15-17). An Im perative Mood “Be filled w ith th e Spirit” (Eph. 5 :1 8 ). There is no option of choice in th e call to obedience. Not to be filled w ith the Spirit, who is the Secret and Source of holiness, is to be guilty of disobedience. Obedience is th e sum and substance of the Christian life. Instances could be multiplied of the beauty of th e detail of the Sp irit’s utterance, bu t sufficient have been given to illu strate th a t the Words of th e Lord are “pu re” (Psa. 12: 6 ); “ sweet” (Psa. 119 :1 0 3 ); “ gracious” (Luke 4 :2 2 ), and “ lig h t” (Psa. 119:130). (In July, “The Scriptures a re Divine in Their Enshrine m en t; Living in Their N ature; Suggestive in Their Sil ence.” ) THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE (Continued from page 255) PHILEMON m arks a Christian’s love, which only Christians know; HEBREWS reveals the Gospel prefigured by the law. JAMES teaches w ithout holiness faith is b u t vain and dead'; SAINT PETER points the narrow way in which the saints are led. JOHN, in his th ree epistles, on love delights to dwell; SAINT JUDE gives awful warning of judgm ent, w rath and hell. The REVELATION prophesies of th a t trem endous day When Christ, and Christ alone, shall be th e trem bling sin n er’s stay.
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Paul, The Interpreter of Christ By Professor A. T. Robertson
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