Sanctify
them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17
The Bible
is, among other things, a book of revealed truth. That is, certain facts are
revealed that could not be discovered by the most brilliant mind. These facts
are of such a nature as to be past finding out.
These are
facts that were hidden behind a veil, and until certain men who spoke as they
were moved by the Holy Ghost took away that veil no mortal man could know them.
The lifting
of the veil of unknowing from undiscoverable things we call divine revelation.
What is
generally overlooked among humankind is that truth as set forth in the
Christian Scriptures is a moral thing; it is not addressed to the intellect
only, but to the will also. It addresses itself to the total man, and its
obligations cannot be discharged by grasping it mentally.
Truth
engages the citadel of the human heart and is not satisfied until it has
conquered everything there. The will must come forth and surrender its sword.
It must stand at attention to receive orders, and those orders it must joyfully
obey. Short of this any knowledge of Christian truth is inadequate and
unavailing.
Bible
exposition without moral application raises no opposition. It is only when the
hearer is made to understand that truth is in conflict with his heart that
resistance sets in. As long as people can hear orthodox truth divorced from
life they will attend and support churches and institutions without objection!
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