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must be sunk deeper and yet deeper in the mine, and the result will
be glorious treasure. Through a correct faith, divine knowledge will
become human knowledge.
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No one can search the Scriptures in the spirit of Christ without
being rewarded. When man is willing to be instructed as a little child,
when he submits wholly to God, he will find the truth in His word.
If men would be obedient, they would understand the plan of God’s
government. The heavenly world would open its chambers of grace
and glory for exploration. Human beings would be altogether different
from what they now are, for by exploring the mines of truth men would
be ennobled. The mystery of redemption, the incarnation of Christ, His
atoning sacrifice, would not be as they are now, vague in our minds.
They would be not only better understood, but altogether more highly
appreciated.
In His prayer to the Father, Christ gave to the world a lesson which
should be graven on mind and soul. “This is life eternal,” He said,
“that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom
Thou hast sent.”
John 17:3
. This is true education. It imparts power.
The experimental knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ whom He
has sent, transforms man into the image of God. It gives to man the
mastery of himself, bringing every impulse and passion of the lower
nature under the control of the higher powers of the mind. It makes
its possessor a son of God and an heir of heaven. It brings him into
communion with the mind of the Infinite, and opens to him the rich
treasures of the universe.
This is the knowledge which is obtained by searching the word of
God. And this treasure may be found by every soul who will give all
to obtain it.
“If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for under-
standing; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid
treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the
knowledge of God.”
Proverbs 2:3-5
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