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study of other literature in giving strength and expansion to the mind.
Paul says: “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been
assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from
a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make
thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All
Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the
man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our
learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might
have hope.”
The word of God is the most perfect educational book in our world.
Yet in our colleges and schools, books produced by human intellect
have been presented for the study of our students, and the Book of
books, which God has given to men to be an infallible guide, has been
made a secondary matter. Human productions have been used as most
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essential and the word of God has been studied simply to give flavor
to other studies. Isaiah describes the scenes of heaven’s glory that
were presented to him, in most vivid language. All through this book
he pictures glorious things that are to be revealed to others. Ezekiel
writes: “The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest,
the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and
the hand of the Lord was there upon him. And I looked, and behold,
a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding
itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as
the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Also out of the midst
thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their
appearance; they had the likeness of a man. And everyone had four
faces, and everyone had four wings. And their feet were straight feet;
and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they
sparkled like the color of burnished brass. And they had the hands of
a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their
faces and their wings. Their wings were joined one to another; they
turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. As
for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the
face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox