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witness in ourselves that the Bible is true, that Christ is the Son of
God. We know that we are not following cunningly devised fables.
Peter exhorts his brethren to “grow in grace, and in the knowledge
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”
2 Peter 3:18
. When the people
of God are growing in grace, they will be constantly obtaining a clearer
understanding of His word. They will discern new light and beauty in
its sacred truths. This has been true in the history of the church in all
ages, and thus it will continue to the end. “The path of the righteous is
as the light of dawn, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”
Proverbs 4:18
, R.V., margin.
By faith we may look to the hereafter and grasp the pledge of God
for a growth of intellect, the human faculties uniting with the divine,
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and every power of the soul being brought into direct contact with
the Source of light. We may rejoice that all which has perplexed us
in the providences of God will then be made plain, things hard to be
understood will then find an explanation; and where our finite minds
discovered only confusion and broken purposes, we shall see the most
perfect and beautiful harmony. “Now we see through a glass, darkly;
but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even
as also I am known.”
1 Corinthians 13:12
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