106 The Fundamentals carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds) ; casting down imaginations [reasonings] and every high thing [lofty edifice] which is being raised against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought in obedience to Christ” (2 Cor. 10:3-5). Just as Joshua went up against Jericho, and took its strongholds and high towers, and cast them down and made captive the city, not with carnal weapons, but with trumpets of rams’ horns (Josh. 6), so we, proceeding against the strongholds, imaginations, and infidel arguments of men, are to take the Gospel trump. The sword we are to wield is the “Word of God, the sword of the Spirit” (Eph. 6:17) which makes him who wields it invincible. The Bible itself must be brought out, not only as the best defense against all the assaults of infidelity from the lofty towers of human reasonings, but also as the mighty weapon to overcome and bring the enemies of God into cap tivity to Christ. “They overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony” (Rev. 12:11). “Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God; having your loins girt about with tru th ; and having on the breatsplate of righteous ness, and your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace; and above all, taking the shield of faith, whereby ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked; and take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God” (Eph. 6:13-17). We have only to recall how our Saviour overcame the devil with the all- prevailing weapon, “I t is written,” in order that we may be furnished with the secret of successful warfare for Him. Very often Christians, young and old, come to us in the “inquiry room” and say, “Won’t you come and talk with this friend of mine?” “Why don’t you talk with him (or her) yourself?” we reply. “Because I don’t know what to say to him, and, besides, you know more of the Bible.” “Well, why don’t you know more of the Bible?” To this, various answers are given. At any rate we meet here one grave mistake. An
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