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The longest chapter in the Old Testa ment is Psalm 119 with 176 verses. The shortest chapter is Psalm 117, hav ing two verses The heart of the Gospel is, “ He bore our sins” (1 Pet. 2:24), a truth that is being widely denied in our day. There are three great foundation reasons why the New Testament was written. 1. To reveal the Son of God— Jn. 20:31. 2. To reveal eternal life— Jn. 5:39. 3. To give comfort and hope to believers— Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 10:11. The Word of God-^l Its divine in spiration—-2 Tim. 3:16. 2. Its abso lute purity— Ps. 12:6. 3. Its supreme authority— Ps. 119:128. 4. Its perfect unity— Jn. 10:35. 5, Its eternal per manency— 1 Pet. 1:25. In a word—Repentance, a change of mind. Regeneration, a change of heart. Conversion, a change of course. Adop tion, a change of family. Sanctification, a change of condition. Justification, a change of position. Glorification, a change of residence. It is said that there are fifteen or ders of creation described in Genesis and that science verifies this precise order. Man is the only being created by God (Gen. 1:27) who has the power to de bate with God. Man was created in the “ image of God” and the earliest HUMAN remains show superior brain capacity. The only day God ever took for rest is mentioned in Gen. 2:2. God put man in the garden to work it and keep it (Gen. 2:15). Work is ordained of heaven. Eve, the bride of the first Adam, (Gen. 2:25) was not made of dust (Gen. 2:22), nor is the Bride of Christ an earthly body. Adam and his wife hid behind a tree (Gen. 3 :8).- Zaccheus was up a tree (Lk. 19:4). Nathaniel was under a tree (Jn. 1 :4?). Christ was on-a tree (Gal. 3:13). The devil’s gospel from the first has been “ no future punishment” (Gen. 3:4). The first recorded sin is covetousness (Gen. 3 :6). It is also the first sin in the early church (Acts 5:1-3).
Of two things “ take heed” : what you hear (Mk. 4 :24); how you hear (Lk. 8:18). For the birth of the name “ Chris tian,” see Acts 11:26. The one “ badge” that every true Christian should wear is described in Jn. 13:35. The first church prayer meeting is reported in Acts 1:14. Over five thousand places mentioned in the Bible have now been identified in the Holy Land alone. Who were the first missionaries sent out by the church? See Acts 8:4. the first forty months of Jesus’ min istry were devoted to demonstrating "wlto He was.” The next twenty dem onstrated what. His mission in the world was. (See Matt. 16:13-16.) There are at least two reasons why we need not trouble because of the works of the higher critics. Find them in Psa. 119:89 and Heb. 4:12. The word “ reverend,” which is at tached today to the name of ordained ministers, is a word almost unknown in Scripture. It occurs but once (Ps. 111:9) and then .in connection with the name of God, not man. Had you noticed that each verse of Psalm 136 ends alike? In the Jewish division of the Old Testament there are five books of law, eight prophets, nine psalms or poetical,' or twenty-two in all. Some one has pointed out that the total number is the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet, and that as there are five double books in the Old Testament so there are five double letters ,in the He brew alphabet. A hypocrite has hopes, but no reason for his hopes. An atheist has reasons, but no hope for his reason. A Chris tian has a reason for his hope and a hope for his reason. The shortest book in the Bible is 3 John, yvith but one chapter of 14 verses and 296 words. The shortest book of the Old Testa ment is Obadir.h, which has one chap ter of 21 verses. Psalms is the longest book of the Bible, having ISO chanters.
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