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The Beginning of the End
Why We Must Diligently Study God’s Word
Satan is always at work trying to pervert what God has spoken, to
darken the understanding and lead people into sin. God is constantly
seeking to draw them close under His protection, so that Satan may
not use his deceptive power on them. God has stooped low to speak
to them with His own voice, to write with His own hand the living
law committed to humanity as a perfect guide. Because Satan is so
ready to turn the heart from the Lord’s promises and requirements,
great effort is needed to anchor them firmly in the mind.
The facts and lessons of Bible history should be presented in
simple language, adapted to the understanding of the young. Parents
can interest their children in the variety of knowledge found in
the sacred pages. But they must be interested themselves. Those
who want their children to love and reverence God must talk of His
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goodness, His majesty, and His power, as revealed in His Word and
in the works of creation.
Every chapter and every verse of the Bible is a communication
from God to us. If studied and obeyed, it would lead God’s people,
as the Israelites were led, by the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar
of fire by night.
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