He said, in Luke 16 :17: "It is easi- j for heaven and earth to pass th^n on j tittle of the law to fail. Again He says in John 10:35: "The! Scripture cannot be broken." In Hisl last prayer, speaking of Judas, in J o h n! 17:12, He says, "That the Scriptures! might be fulfilled." When He hung upon the cross the I; soldiers gambled for His clothes, " T h a t! the Scriptures might be fulfilled." Jno. I 19:24. He said, "I thirst" " t h at t h e ! Scriptures might be fulfilled." Jno. I 19:28. When they failed to break his bones I as they did the bones of the two thieves, I it was that the Scripture might be ful- I filled. Jno. 19:36. He was pierced in order that the I Scripture might be fulfilled. Jno. 19: 1 37. It is perfectly clear from these pas- j sages that the Lord Jesus believed the Scriptures of the Old Testament to b< the Word of God. He also promised inspiration to His followers, Jno. 16: 13-15, and Peter testifies to it. 1 Pet. 1:21. Few people deny that the Gospels are the Word of God. They a re almost uni- versally accepted. The Lord promised that the Apostles should speak by in- spiration. Matt. 10:19-20; Mark 13: 13; Luke 12:11-12. On the day of Pentecost they spake by inspiration, Acts 2:4. Paul spake by inspiration. 1 Cor. 2:12, 13-lf Thess. 2:13. Petfer testifies to Paul's inspiration, 2 Pet. 3:15-16, and Paul tells us that "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God," 2 Tim. 3:16. Those who a re Christians also know the Scriptures are the Word of God because they have put the promises of the Scripture to test and have found t;hem to be absolutely true. Take, for example, Isa. 26:3 and Psa. 23:1.
souls did not present itself consciously and irresistibly to the heart of the man, I think I know what Is the matter with me, and what perhaps is the matter with you. Until we get a like passion for souls, we will call out to God and- Heaven will mock us." Pray daily that God will grant you a passion for the lost. Pray definitely, be willing to make whatever sacrifice is needed that this may be accomplished in your life. Dealing with Those Who Doubt or Deny the Word of God When you find a person who says, "I do not believe the Bible," "The Bible is full of errors," commence by asking a few questions. Have you ever read the Bible? It would be unfair for one to say that they did not believe a book which they had never read. Ask them to name the contradictions- and hand your Bible to them so that they may point them out. Tell them that the Bible claims to be the Word of God, and if they say it is not, they ought to be able to prove it and ask them to please do so. Nine times out of ten you will have routed the objection. Now for a few simple, practical proofs that the Bible is the Word of God. The Son of God when here on earth had in His hands the same Old Testa- ment Scriptures that we have, and He accepted those Scriptures as the Word of God and set His seal to that fact. The Jews divided the Old Testament into three divisions, the law of Moses, the Psalms, and the Prophets. In Luke 24:44 Jesus says: "All things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets and in t he Psalms concerning me." In Matt. 5:17, '18, He says, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law (Moses) or the Prophets. Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass till all be fulfilled."
Father's Hand in the Dark John H. Hunter
matter. To my astonishment he burst into a fit of weeping, and it was some time before he could control himself sufficiently to talk. Meanwhile, I sat silently lifting up my heart to God for the right message and power to de- liver it. When he could trust himself to speak, he told me he had not been in a church for forty years until about a
HIS gentleman wants to know about the baptism with the Holy V ^ Spirit, and I «think you can help him better than I can." So said one of our younger workers at the close of a Sunday afternoon address, as he intro- duced Mr. M to me.. I invited the gentleman to sit down, and then asked him a question or two to find out why he was interested 1 in the (t\
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