Knowledge Received through God’s Word
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“Thy word is very pure;
Therefore Thy servant loveth it.”
“The sum of Thy word is truth;
And every one of Thy righteous ordinances en-
dureth forever.”
“Great peace have they that love Thy law;
And they have no occasion of stumbling.
I have hoped for Thy salvation, O Jehovah,
And have done Thy commandments.
My soul hath observed Thy testimonies;
And I love them exceedingly.”
“I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah;
And Thy law is my delight.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise Thee;
And let Thine ordinances help me.”
“Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage forever;
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.”
Psalm 119:1-6
, margin, 9, 30, 11,
45, 18, 24, 72, 97, 54, 129,
130, 98-104, 140, 160,
165-167, 174, 175, 111, A.
R. V.
An Aid in the Study of Nature
He who has a knowledge of God and His word through personal
experience is prepared to engage in the study of natural science. Of
Christ it is written: “In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.”
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John 1:4
. When Adam and Eve in Eden lost the garments of holiness,
they lost the light that had illuminated nature. No longer could they
read it aright. But for those who receive the light of the life of Christ,
nature is again illuminated. In the light shining from the cross, we can
rightly interpret nature’s teaching.
He who has a knowledge of God and His word has a settled faith
in the divinity of the Holy Scriptures. He does not test the Bible
by man’s ideas of science. He brings these ideas to the test of the