John 5:31-40 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.… 1. Christ's Scriptures were those of the Old Testament. 2. Of these Christ said, "They contain eternal life." Hence — (1) If you admit the New you must accept the Old, for Christ endorses it. (2) In the New it is the same truth and life as in the Old. 3. What a far better Bible is ours. Two witnesses to one Christ — first in figure, then in historical reality. 4. Remember what the Bible really is. God in His love desired to make Himself known to His creatures; so He gave His Son, "the express image of His Person." How could we know the Son? Only by the Holy Ghost, who testifies of Him in the Scriptures. The Scriptures — I. MAKE KNOWN OURSELVES. With this end, St. James says they are a mirror. There we can see our real selves. II. REVEAL SELF'S ANTIDOTE. Christ in His saving mission as promised, and as come, and as coming again. III. PROVIDE AN ORACLE TO RESOLVE DOUBTS; to check difficult questions; to show daily duty. IV. REND THE VIEW OF FUTURITY. Conclusion: How many of you could pass an examination in the facts and truths of the Bible? Shall a soldier not know the articles of war? Shall a scholar not know his grammar? " Search the Scriptures." (J. Vaughan, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. |
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