Article May 2, 1914 Issue

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with contributions from A. H. Moncur

[Rev. A. H. Moncur Sime in The Christian Commonwealth]

The Bible, through the examples it presents, through the history it traces, and through the eternal principles of conduct which it lays down, lifts the veil and shows us certain great verities. And these verities are accepted by us as verities because they commend themselves to our reason and conscience, and we know we are listening to the voice of truth, and that we are face to face with moral and spiritual facts. In order to increase the influence of the Bible we must get behind all theories of inspiration, behind all theological formulas, to the Book as the record of a life and experience which are of supreme value.

All history, it is true, is pervaded by the divine presence, and is full of spiritual instruction for all who have the hearing ear and the understanding heart, but no other to such an extent as that of the Hebrew people. The Bible differs from other sacred writings in the larger revelation it contains. "The Jews and the Christians saw more of God and His purposes than any other people, and therefore the Bible, which contains a record of what they saw, is superior to all other sacred writings." In the life story of Israel there are two outstanding facts: the moral idealism of Israel in its search for God, and the self-revelation of God in the consciousness of Israel. The primary value of the Bible is that it creates in us that same magnificent idealism and sends us in search of God, and it convinces us that God is searching for us and revealing Himself in us and our experience. [The Congregationalist and Christian World]

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