Chapter 8—The Bible in Educational Work
The Bible is of the highest value because it is the word of the living
God. Of the countless books that have flooded the world, it is the
most deserving of study and attention; for it is eternal wisdom. The
Bible is a history that tells us of the creation of the world, and opens
to us past centuries. Without it we should have been left to conjecture
and fable in regard to the occurrences of the remote past. It reveals to
us the Creator of the heavens and the earth, with the universe that he
has brought into being, and it sheds a glorious light over the world to
come.
The Bible is a field where are concealed heavenly treasures, and
they will remain hidden treasures until, by diligent mining, they are
discovered and brought to light. The Bible is a casket containing
jewels of inestimable value, which should be so presented as to be
seen in their intrinsic luster. But the beauty and excellence of these
diamonds of truth are not discerned by the natural eye. The lovely
things of the material world are not seen until the sun, dispelling the
darkness, floods them with its light. And so with the treasures of God’s
word; they are not appreciated until they are revealed by the Sun of
Righteousness.
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The Bible contains a simple and complete system of theology and
philosophy. It is the book that makes us wise unto salvation. It tells
us of the love of God as shown in the plan of redemption, imparting
the knowledge essential for all students—the knowledge of Christ. He
is the Sent of God; he is the Author of our salvation. But apart from
the word of God, we could have no knowledge that such a person as
the Lord Jesus has ever visited our world, nor any knowledge of his
divinity, as indicated by his previous existence with the Father.
God has not only revealed to us the doctrine of the atonement,
holding out the hope of eternal life, but his words are the manna from
heaven for the soul to feed upon, and receive spiritual strength. The
Bible is the great standard of right and wrong, clearly defining sin and
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