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Some Results of Bible Study
The Bible contains all that is needful for the saving of the soul,
and at the same time it is adapted to strengthen and discipline the
mind. Used as a textbook in our schools, it will be found far more
effective than any other book in guiding wisely in the affairs of this
life, as well as in aiding the soul to climb the ladder that reaches to
heaven. The Bible gives the true seeker an advanced mental drill;
he comes from the contemplation of divine things with his faculties
enriched. Self is humbled, while God and His truth are exalted. It is
because men are unacquainted with the truths of the Bible that there
is so much lifting up of man and so little honor given to God.
In searching the pages of God’s word, we move through scenes
majestic and eternal. We behold Jesus, the Son of God, coming to
our world and engaging in the mysterious conflict that discomfited
the powers of darkness. How wonderful, how almost incredible,
it is that the infinite God would consent to the humiliation of His
only-begotten Son! Let students contemplate this great thought.
They will not come from such contemplation without being elevated,
purified, ennobled.
God’s word is the spiritual food by which the Christian must
grow strong in spirit and in intellect, that he may do battle for truth
and righteousness. The Bible teaches that every besetting sin must
be put away, that the warfare against evil must be waged until every
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wrong is overcome. The human agent must place himself as a willing
student in the school of Christ. As he accepts the grace freely offered
him, the presence of the Saviour in the thoughts and in the heart will
give him decision of purpose to lay aside every weight, that the heart
may be filled with all the fullness of God.
The simplicity of true godliness must be brought into the edu-
cation of our young people, if they are to know how to escape the
corruption that is in the world. They must be taught that the true
followers of Christ will serve God not only when it is in accordance
with their inclinations, but also when it involves self-denial and
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