Article November 28, 1903 Issue

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A belief—or opinion—that the Bible is the Word of God, even though it take the extreme view of absolute verbal inspiration, may co-exist with utter moral infidelity. It is the doing of the Word, not a mere belief in its infallibility, that tells in a man's life. "Why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" asked our Saviour of those who were very orthodox as to the Law and the Prophets, but refused to believe in him who was fulfilling them before their very eyes. In God's mercy, no doubt, many will be saved who hold very erroneous views concerning the Bible, though that is no excuse for holding such views; but no one will be saved merely because he professes to regard the Bible as the very Word of God. Such a faith is only on the surface, it does not affect the life. It is "with the heart that man believes unto righteousness."

The Examiner.

The Rev. John Watson, D.D. (Ian Maclaren), says in The Watchman in an article on "The Next Revival," "We are between the tides, between the creed which is dead and the creed which is to be, between the life that was and the life that is going to be; we are in the gray mist between night and morning. When vitality is at its lowest, men's hearts are apt to sink. We do well, therefore, to pray for a revival; for the coming of a new age, with fresh faith and unimagined triumphs, cannot be brought by organization any more than you can hasten spring by lighting a fire on the frozen ground, or create day by turning on the electric light. Revivals of religion have been the most convincing evidence of God's Spirit, which bloweth where it listeth, so that we know not whence it cometh or whither it goeth."

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