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May 18, 1910.
The Tiftieth G
PAUL'S LAST COUNSELS
PENDING DEFECTI
But continue thou in the tl
nast Deen assured of, knov
them; and that from a ch
hast known the holy Scriptu
wise unto salvation through
All Scripture is given by ins
1. e. God-breathed,) and is p
for correction, for instructioi
of God may be perfect, th
works.?II Tim. 3:14-17.
One may readily conceiv
which the gentle and affectic
the last counsels of Irs belov
Christians after the lapse of
words in Chap. 4:6-8: "For
"spendomai," "am being poi
"and the time of niv denar
good fight, I have finished r
hence forth there is laid up
which the Lord, the righte<
day: and not to me only,
appearing."
The adversative particle "1
connects Paul's admonition
defections and apostasies tl
Church of the Apostolic Ag
lovers of their ownselves, co
ers, disobedient to parents,
ral affection, false accusers
those that are good, traitoi
pleasure more than lovers
ness, but denying the pow<
away. * * * But evil me
and worse, deceiving and bei
Surely,brethren and fathe
inspired pen-picture without
familiar in the world that tri
Do Paul's words not remint
who having read the word
haste, All men are liars," ]
way of comment: "Haste! Dj
land the noo, ye macht ha)
this being conceded, brethr
better heed to the apostle's
"But continue thou in the
and hast been assured of kn
them; and that from a b
Scriptures, which are able (
through faith which is in Ch
by inspiration of God" (Gr. "
is profitable for doctrine, f<
struction in righteousness: I
feet, thoroughly furnished 1
1. It is not unknown to
there are two slightly differii
for the reason given by Pa
^Auciiciitc ui tut? nuiy wriLi
is given in the version of
the older one has been alreai
inspiration and i3 profitable
"Every scripture inspired of
ing" etc. That is to i
"theopneustcs, given by insp
predicates which are equally
the later version prefers to <
God" as part of a compound
of-God is profitable" etc. 0
tions Bishop Ellicott is con
evenly balanced that he does
the Greek lexicon nor the Gi
side or on the other, he thir
after long and careful cons
what toward the later view
positively. When such cons*
agree, disciples are said to
reverence as belongs to the
the later version for this i
of knowledge as all well i
view which places "theopneu
because it is too wide and t
the other predicates. "The
cause of all the others "pr
profitable for correction."
are specific. It is the all-p
the rest. It is because of tl
THE PRESBYTERIAN
eneral Assembly, Tresl
Moderator's Sermoi
TO TIMOTHY IN VIEW OF IMO
N ft A NJ n ADnCTAftlCC
lings which thou hast learned and
ring of whom thou hast learned
ild, (Gr. brephos, a babe,) thou
res, which are able to make thee
l faith which is in Christ Jesus,
piratlon of God, (Gr. theopneustos
rofitable for doctrine, for reproof,
n in righteousness; that the man
roughly furnished unto all good
e the conflict of emotions with
inate Timothy must have received
ed father in the Gospel. Nor can
many centuries read those noble
I am ready to be offered, (Gr.
ired out as an offering to God,')
lure is ax. nana, x nave iougpt a
ny course, I have kept the faith:
for me a crown of righteousness,
jus Judge shall give me at that
but unto all them that love his
but," at the beginning of this text
with the prophetical summary of
bat are about to come upon the
e: "For men," he says, shall be
vetous, boasters, proud, blasphemunthankful,
unholy, without natu,
incontinent, fierce, despisers of
:s, heady, high-minded, lovers of
of God, having a form of godli?r
thereof: from such turn thou
n and seducers shall wax worse
ing deceived."
:rs, you and I cannot read this
discerning features in it that# are
eets us in the twentieth century!
1 us of the old Scottish minister
s of Ps. 116:11: "I said in my
jaused a moment and offered by
ivid mon, gif ye had lived in Scot
I'e saia 11 at your leisure. Ana
en and fathers, let us give the
counsel to his best loved friend:
things which thou hast learned
owing of whom thou hast learned
abe thou hast known the hoiy
:o make thee wise unto salvation
irist Jesus. All Scripture is given
theopneustos, God-breathed,") and
ar reproof, for correction, for inthat
the man of God may be perto
all good works."
you, brethren and fatners, that
ng constructions that are proposed
ul for the superlative power and
ngs." One of these constructions
1611; the other in that of 1881.
1y given: "All scripture is given by
for doctrine" etc. The other is:
' God is also profitable for teachsay
the older Version treats
iration of God," as one of several
affirmed of "All scripture," while
:onsider "theopneustos, inspired of
subject: "Every-Scripture-inspired?f
these slightly diverse construcstrained
to say that they are so
not deciae Between tnem. xseitner
eek grammar is positively on one
iks. And Dean Alford states that
ideration his mind inclines someof
the Revised Version, but not
jrrated and capable "doctors" disbe
free. And so with becoming
ir pupil and inferior I decide for
reason?that logic, a true source
Informed men admit, favors the
stos, God-breathed," in the subject
:oo great to be ranked along with
opneustos," God-breathed, is the
ofitable for teaching or doctrine,
It is generic, while all the others
?ervasive element which qualifies
le relations of the Bible to God's
OF THE SOUTH.
\yterian Church in the I
t. May xy, 1910.
power and grace, both in its origin ai
holy women, Lois, the grandmother,
were able to make it effective in th
a babe." And for this same reason a
mothers continue to make it so.
earnestly commends it to "the man (
2. Having thus considered the
derives its usefulness, let us brief!
principal literary forms in which it
rious faculties and needs of the con
For example, do we need instructic
We are doubtless aware, fathers anc
ion is pre-eminently the great histor
History has been aptly designated a?
example." Perhaps a better descrii
lories is: God teaching by example. H
which is wide, rich and varied, let us
tion, the Book of Judees. This eolle
gap between the death of Joshua, th
Canaan and the birth of Samuel, t
beautiful story of Ruth, the Moabitesi
the same period and may be included
taken, the pamphlet fills about twenl
sketches do not seem to follow in th<
times record events that are going 01
different parts of the land of Israel.
Of the various characters here
Barak, Jephthah and Samson?are mi
"The Roll Call of the Saints of Old
order.
In Gideon we have a fine example
who so often develops at the critical
of his people. He can not imag'ne ho
humbly bred can possibly save a nati<
sees his sincerity, and so deals kindly
give way to full assurance. His first
of Baal, the cause of Israel's ruin, i
forward to destroy the lesser foes in
ites. God puts him to a sore test,
nuuiy, aim, wim me imie oana 01 on
ceeds with his campaign. A n'ght att
unlike Hannibal's famous strategem
horns of the maddened oxen. The r
The wild sons of the desert, aroused
of 300 lights and the din of 300 trui
trollable panic. In their terrors the
route is complete, and Israel is save
looked at himself, being honest and
saw no hope. But when from self h<
cerely to God, being himself saved b
did, as God's instrument, save a nati<
In Barak, or "Thunderbolt," as hi
we have a character that needs great
energies. Lightning, you know, must
rod," or something of the sort, to gi
being ready at the right moment to g(
of the safest and surest guidance in
next best thing in the prophetess, Dc
palm-tree "and judged Israel." Nol
forth in the path of duty and of hoi
in Israel," would go with him. And !
that to a fcoman, and not to himself
So "Thunderbolt" flashes out in the t
ana jaoin s great power is like ttie
lightning?its trunk peeled and torn,
needles scorched and dead. But Ja
wrongs of Israel, and probably some
triumphant Ode of Deborah remains
sublime of all the songs of women
Greeks to Elizabeth Browning in our
leaf from Deborah's own tree be rath
be, to the "Magnificat" of Mary the n
that ever read that New Testament
sionately, rose up from it without se?
powers and also t^e womanly purity i
mother?
Then comes the picture of that s
forests of Mt. Gilead?Jephtha. Mar
knows little and seems fitted to do
kempt and uncouth, he surrenders hi
and service. God accepts him and
variable rule with us all. The wro
and God's enemies are broken and s
sionate way, Jephtha has made
God the first thing that should com
own home. Rash vows are often s
But they are always evil. In this cas
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r?d its daily use that those
and Eunice, the mother,
e training of Timothy, as
, great multitude of godly
And hence also Paul so
)f God" as well,
source whence the Bible
y glance at some of the
; adapts itself to the valplex
nature of man.
in in the form of History?
I brethren, that our religIcal
religion of the world.
5 "Philosophy teaching by
ption of the Biblical hisaving
a field to select from
select, for brief examinaction
of sketches fills the
e Establisher of Israel in
he great Reformer. The
3, states that it belongs to
in the examination. Thus
ty-five pages octavo. The
3 order of time, but somet
at the same time, but in
treated of, four?Gideon,
sntioned in Hebrews 11th,
We will take them in
of the unconscious hero,
I moment in the destinies
w one so humbly born and
)n in its day of peril. God
with him until his doubts
blow falls upon the image
iiiu well ntj moves ooiaiy
the camps of the Midianbut
he comes through it
ly 300 kindred spirits, pro;ack
is planned, not wholly
i of tying torches to the
use is entirely successful,
from sleep by the flashing
mpets, fall into an unconiy
slay one another. The
id. So long as Gideon
sincere, he very properly
s turned honestly and siny
that faith, he could and
an of sinners also,
s Hebrew name signifies,
ly something to direct his
always have a "lightningjide
its awful force. Not
o for himself to the source
God alone, he found the
iborah, who sat under her
t one foot would he put
ior unless she, "a mother
30 sne piainiy warnea mm
, should belong the glory.
>loody battle of Mt. Tabor,
tall pine smitten by the
its branches scattered, its
iel's hammer avenges the
of her own also. And the
to this day as the most
from Sappho among the
own time, unless the palmier
given, as well it might
aother of Jesus. And who
Psalm, calmly and dispasjing
two things?the great
and holiness of the Virgintrange
chieftain from the
ij ttic uis iiiiiiLciiiojis. rie
only a few things. Unmself
wholly to God's will
uses him, as Is God's inngs
of Israel are righted,
cattered. But, in his pasa
vow to sacrifice to
e forth to him out of his
poken, sometimes in Jest,
je it was his 'daughter and