Chapter 84—The Reward of Diligent Bible Study
The search for truth will reward the seeker at every turn, and each
discovery will open up richer fields for his investigation. Men are
changed in accordance with what they contemplate. If commonplace
thoughts and affairs take up the attention, the man will be common-
place. If he is too negligent to obtain anything but a superficial under-
standing of God’s truth, he will not receive the rich blessings that God
would be pleased to bestow upon him. It is a law of the mind, that it
will narrow or expand to the dimensions of the things with which it
becomes familiar.
The mental powers will surely become contracted, and will lose
their ability to grasp the deep meanings of the word of God, unless they
are put vigorously and persistently to the task of searching for truth.
The mind will enlarge, if it is employed in tracing out the relation of the
subjects of the Bible, comparing scripture with scripture, and spiritual
things with spiritual. Go below the surface; the richest treasures of
thought are waiting for the skillful and diligent student.—
The Review
and Herald, July 17, 1888
.
The Bible a Guide
Let the student take the Bible as his guide, and stand firm for prin-
ciple, and he may aspire to any height of attainment.—
The Ministry
of Healing, 465
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