The Old Testament represents the labors of about thirty au-
thors. Their thirty-nine books cover about twelve hundred years.
They represent various walks of life; shepherds, kings, captives in
prison,—Paul was a lawyer, Luke a physician, Peter and John fish-
ermen. The twenty-seven books in the New Testament were writ-
ten by eight different authors.
Perfect Harmony
Throughout the writings of these fifty-seven different writers,
there is perfect harmony, when properly understood, because all
writers were inspired by one and the same mind.
Can you imagine the lack of harmony that there would be if
fifty-seven men selected from various walks of life should write upon
some common topic today. The difference of opinion among doctors
and lawyers is well known.
God’s Word Changeth Not
God speaks to man in his Word, and makes known his will.
He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He changeth not,
neither does his word. The truth is always the truth. Students may
differ on first interpretation of some Scriptures, but when properly
understood they always harmonize. God cannot contradict himself.
There is only one way and that is the right way, which is the Truth,
and God is “The Way, the Truth, and the Life.”
No man who properly understands and follows conscientiously
the teachings of the Bible, ever becomes a thief, or liar, dishonest or
profane.
“I have never met an honest man that found fault with the
Bible.”—D. L. Moody in “Weighed and Wanting.”
Those whose conduct and manner of living are condemned by
the teachings of the Bible may not like it, but the purity of its pre-
cepts, and its influence for good upon the human race, must be ad-
mitted by every candid mind.
“Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties;
write its precepts in your hearts and practice them in your lives. To
the influence of this book we are indebted for all the progress made
in true civilization, and to this we must look for our guide in the
future. Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any
people.”—Gen. U. S. Grant.
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The authenticity and truthfulness of the Bible is proved by
Archeology, Geology, the fulfillment of its Prophecies, the “Book of
Nature,” and Astronomy.
Shakespeare and Homer were wise and wrote much, but their
productions are puny in comparison with Holy Writ. All great
writers borrow much from the Bible.
The Bible a Book of Law
Even the law profession go to the Bible for the foundation of
their system.
“No man can be a sound lawyer who is not well read in the laws
of Moses."—Fisher Ames.
The fundamental law of the Theocracy of Israel was “The Ten
Commandments” given to Moses upon Mount Sinai, written upon
two tables of stone by the finger of God. The body of statutes con-
trolling the general form of worship, protecting human rights, regu-
lating personal conduct, etc., were given at the same time as “The
Ten Commandments,” through Moses.
The commandments, laws and regulations, came from God and
must have been perfect and just, and so they have persisted down
through the ages, with very little change or modification. There
were also laws of sanitation and hygiene governing the camp of
Israel.
All the distinctive features and superiority of our republican
institutions are derived from the teachings of the Scriptures. The
ancient laws of Moses are the foundations of our legal systems of
today.
Creation, How Can It Be Done.
Creation is the act of God whereby he calls into existence what
did not exist before, producing an entirely new thing,—making
something out of nothing.
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,”—
Gen. 1:1; “great whales and every living creature that moveth, which
the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind, and every
fowl after his kind” (verse 21); so “God created man, male and
female” (verse 27) ; and the stars of heaven.—Isa. 40:26. He also
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