BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
isti c basis. In a const ructive way we will endeavor to show that any theory that can honestly cla im to be scientific and hi storical in its dealing with the fact of religion must make provision fo r all t he facts of ex peri ence and not a rbitrarily exclude any fact in the interest of the theory. It is one thing t o have a con sistent and constructive philosophy of history, and quite another thing to doctor and reconst ruct hi story to fit into our philosophy. T hi s course will aim t o give a true philosophy of religion as it is actually found in hi story and human experience . Any such philoso phy must in t he very natu re of things cente r in Chri st, fo r H e is the supreme express ion of religion from whatever angle we approach it.
T herefor e, a philosophical interpretation of the Bible as it centers a nd culminates in Chri st involves a com prehensive and scientific interpretat ion of religion and of the world of which it is an essential part. That is why a course of t hi s kind has a fund amental place in a "Bible Insti tute" which aims t o thoroughly fit men and women to intell igently preach Chr ist and present H is supreme cla im to Lord ship in life and its affai rs. · IX. The Study of the Bible with Special Reference to its Use in Personal Work The most important and effecti ve method of br inging men to Chri st, both in home and fo reign land s, is PERSONAL WORK. A special emphasis is laid upon thi s work in the Bible Institute. The object of the study is to give the student a thorough knowledge of the different classes of men and women and children that one is likely to meet, and to t each them how t o use the Bible in dealing wi th these various classes. The foll owing subjects are conside red : ( 1) The Import ance and Advantages of P ersonal Work. (2) The Conditions of Success. ( 3 ) Where to do personal work. ( 4 ) How to begin a conversation. ( 5) What instructions to give a new convert. (6) How to deal with those who realize their need of a Saviour, and really desire to be saved. ( 7) How to deal with those who have little or no concern about their souls. (8 ) How to deal with those who have difficulti es. ( All the difficulties
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