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May 18, 1910.
The Tiftieth G
PAUL'S LAST COUNSELS
PENDING DEFECTI
But continue thou in the tl
hast been assured of, knov
them: nilri thfit frnm 51 fh
hast known the holy Scriptu
wise unto salvation through
All Scripture is given by ins
i. e. God-breathed,) and is p
for correction, for instructio:
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 lvs belo\
Christians after the lapse of
words in Chap. 4:6-8: "For
"spendomai," "am being poi
"and the time of my depar
good fight, I have finished i
hence forth there is laid up
t i i
\> un. li tut; liUiu, nit; iigmtJt
day: and not to me only,
appearing."
The adversative particle "
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 powi
away. * * * But evil me
and worse, deceiving and be
Surely,brethren and fatlu
inspired pen-picture without
familiar in the world that gi
Do Paul's words not remini
who having read the word
haste, All men are liars," ]
way of comment: "Haste! D
land the noo, ye macht ha'
this being conceded, brethi
better heed to tne apostle's
"But continue thou in the
and hast been assured of kr
them; and that from a I
Scriptures, which are able
through faith which is in CI
by inspiration of God" (Gr. '
is profitable for doctrine, f
struction in righteousness:
feet, thoroughly furnished
1. It is not unknown to
there are two slightly differi
for the reason given by Pa
excellence of "the holy writ
is given in the version of
the older one has been alrea
inspiration and i3 profitable
"Every scripture inspired o
ing" etc. That is to
"theopneustcs, given by insi
predicates which are equallj
the later version prefers to <
God" as part of a compound
of-God is profitable" etc. (
tions Bishop Ellicott is cor
evenly balanced that he does
the Greek lexicon nor the G
side or on the other, he thii
after long and careful cons
what toward the later view
positively. When such cons
agree, disciples are said to
reverence as belongs to th<
the later version for this
of knowledge as all well
view which places "theopnei
because it is too wide and
the other predicates. "Th<
cause of all the others "pr
profitable for correction."
are specific. It is the all-]
the rest. It Is because of t
THE PRESBYTERIAN
eneral Assembly, Tres
Moderator's Sermi
TO TIMOTHY IN VIEW OF IMONS
AND APOSTASIES.
lings which thou hast learned and
zing of whom thou hast learned
ild, (Gr. brephos, a babe,) thou
res, which are able to make thee
i faith which is in Christ Jesus,
piration 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
mate Timothy must have received
red 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, ')
ture is at hand, I have fought a
ny course, I have kept the faith;
for me a crown of righteousness,
dus 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
hat are about to come upon the
;e: "For men," he says, shall be
ivetous, boasters, proud, blasphemunthankful,
unholy, without natu,
incontinent, fierce, despisers of
rs, heady, high-minded, lovers of
of God, having a form of godlier
thereof: from such turn thou
n and seducers shall wax worse
ing deceived."
srs, you and I cannot read this
discerning features in it that#are
reets us in the twentieth century!
i us of the old Scottish minister
s of Ps. 116:11: "I said in my
paused a moment and offered by
avid mon, gif ye had lived in Sooti/o
cnifl nt vnnr" loicnro * A nH
en and fathers, let us give the
counsel to his best loved friend:
things which thou hast learned
towing of whom thou hast learned
>abe thou hast known the hoiy
to make thee wise unto salvation
irist Jesus. All Scripture is given
'theopneustos, God-breathed,") and
or reproof, for correction, for inthat
the man of God may be perto
all good works."
i you, brethren and fatners, that
ng constructions that are proposed
luI for the superlative power and
ings." One of these constructions
1611; the other in that of 1881.
dy given: 'All scripture is given by
for doctrine" etc. The other is:
f God is also profitable for teachsay
the older Version treats
)iration of God," as one of several
r affirmed of "All scripture," while
consider "theopneustos, inspired of
subject: "Every-Scripture-inspired)f
these slightly diverse construcistrained
to say that they are so
i not decide between them. Neither
reek grammar is positively on one
nks. And Dean Alford states that
lideration his mind inclines somer
of the Revised Version, but not
ecrated and capable "doctors" disbe
free. And so with becoming
;ir pupil and inferior I decide for
reason?tnat logic, a true source
informed men admit, favors the
istos, God-breathed," in the subject
too great to be ranked along with
jopneustos," God-breathed, is the
'ofitable for teaching or doctrine,
It is generic, while all the others
pervasive element which qualifies
he relations of the Bible to God's
OF THE SOUTH.
byterian Church in the
on, Nay 19, 1910.
power and grace, both In its origin
holy women, Lois, the grandmothe
were able to make it effective in t
a babe." And for this same rpnsnn
mothers continue to make it so.
earnestly commends it to "the man
2. Having thus considered the
derives its usefulness, let us brie
principal literary forms in which
rious faculties and needs of the cc
For example, do we need instruct
We are doubtless aware, fathers ai
ion is pre-eminently the great histc
History has been aptly designated
example." Perhaps a better desci
tories is: God teaching by example,
which :s wide, rich and varied, let \
tion, the Book of Judges. This col
gap between the death of Joshua, 1
Canaan and the birth of Samuel,
beautiful story of Ruth, the Moabite
the same period and may be include
taken, the pamphlet fills about twe
sketches do not seem to follow in t
times record events that are going
uinerent parts 01 tne land or Israel
Of the various characters here
Barak, Jephthah and Samson?are i
"The Roll Call of the Saints of Ol
order.
In Gideon we have a fine examp
who so often develops at the critic
of his people. He can not imng'ne I
humbly bred can possibly save a na
sees his sincerity, and so deals kind
give way to full assurance. His firs
of Baal, the cause of Israel's ruin,
forward to destroy the lesser foes :
ites. God puts him to a sore tes
nobly, and. with the little band of c
ceeds with his campaign. A n'ght e
unlike Hannibal's famous stratege
horns of the maddened oxen. The
i iit; wna ?uii5> ui uiu uesfii., arousei
of 300 lights and the din of 300 tr
trollable panic. In their terrors t!
route is complete, and Israel is sa
looked at himself, being honest an
saw no hope. But when from self
cerely to God, being himself saved
did, as God's instrument., save a na
In Barak, or "Thunderbolt," as
we have a character that needs gre
energies. Lightning, you know, mu
rod," or something of the sort, to
being ready at the right moment to
of the safest and surest guidance
next best thing in the prophetess, ]
palm-tree "and judged Israel." K
forth in the path of duty and of h
in Israel," would go with him. Am
that to a froman, and not to himst
ao 1 uuuuui uuii uusiies uui in me
and Jabin's great power is like tl
lightning?its trunk peeled and tori
needles scorched and dead. But
wrongs of Israel, and probably som
triumphant Ode of Deborah remai
sublime of all the songs of wom<
Greeks to Elizabeth Browning in on
leaf from Deborah's own tree be ra
be, to the "Magnificat" of Mary the
that ever read that New Testamen
sionately, rose up from it without s
powers and also t^e womanly purit;
mother?
Then comes the picture of that
forests of Mt. Gilead?Jephtha. Mi
knows little and seems fitted to <
kempt and uncouth, he surrenders
nn/1 onrv lr?o flnrl o ooonf o Kim on
variable rule with us all. The wi
and God's enemies are broken and
sionate way, Jephtha has mad
God the first thing that should co
own home. Rash vows are often
But they are always evil. In this c
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and its daily use that those
r, and Eunice, the mother,
;he training of Timothy, as
a great multitude of godly
And hence also Paul so
of God" as well,
source whence the Bible
fly glance at some of the
it adapts itself to the va mplex
nature of man.
ion in the form of History?
nd brethren, that our relig>rical
religion of the world,
as "Philosophy teaching by
ription of the Biblical hisHaving
a field to select from
js select, for brief examtnalection
of sketches fills the
the Establisher of Israel in
the great Reformer. The
sss, states that it belongs to
d in the examination. Thus
nty-five pages octavo. The
he order of time, but someon
at the same time, but in
L
treated of, four?Gideon,
mentioned in Hebrews 11th,
Id." We will take them in
le of the unconscious hero,
al moment in the destinies
iow one so humbly born and
tion in its day of peril. God
ly with him until his doubts
it blow falls upon the image
and then he moves boldly
in the camps of the Midiant,
but he comes through it
inly 300 kindred spirits, proittack
is planned, not wholly
>m of tying torches to the
ruse is entirely successful,
d from sleep by the flashing
umpets, fall into an unconhey
slay one another. The
ved. So long as Gideon
d sincere, he very properly
he turned honestly and sinby
that faith, he could and
tion of sinners also,
his Hebrew name signifies,
atly something to direct his
st always have a "lightningguide
its awful force. Not
go for himself to the source
in God alone, he found the
Deborah, who sat under her
lot one foot would he put
onor unless she, "a mother
1 so she plainly warned him
ilf, should belong the glory,
f bloody battle of Mt. Tabor,
ie tall pine smitten by the
a, its branches scattered, its
Jael's hammer avenges the
e of her own also. And the
ns to this day as the most
;n from Sappho among the
ir own time, unless the palm,ther
given, as well it might
mother of Jesus. And who
t Psalm, calmly and dispasteeing
two things?the great
Y and holiness of the Virginstrange
chieftain from the
any are his limitations. Tie
io only a few things. Unhimself
wholly to God's will
d uses him, as is God's inrongs
of Israel are righted,
scattered. But, in his paste
a vow to sacrifice to
me forth to him out of his
spoken, sometimes in Jest.
:ase it was his 'daughter and