The Testimony Of The Bible Concerning The Assumptions Of Destructive Criticism
S. E. (Samuel Ellis) Wishard
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FOREWORD.
FOREWORD.
This booklet is sent out To all Sabbath-school teachers, To the young people of the Christian churches, And to all believers in the living Word . The work of the destructive critics has been widely disseminated in current literature. Magazines, secular newspapers, and some religious papers are giving currency to these critical attacks on the Word of God. The young people of our churches are exposed to the insidious poison of this skepticism. It comes to them under the guise of a broader and more
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I. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
I. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
"Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us." Eph. v. 1, 2. "Be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves and to all men." 1 Thess. v. 14, 15. "He that believeth shall not make haste." Isa. xxviii. 16. "The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. They stand fast forever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness."
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II. SHOULD REPLY BE MADE?
II. SHOULD REPLY BE MADE?
"If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?" Psa. xi. 3. "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." 1 Thess. v. 21. "Buy the truth and sell it not." Prov. xxiii. 23. "Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints." Jude 3. "Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been t
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III. WAS MOSES "A LITERARY FICTION"?
III. WAS MOSES "A LITERARY FICTION"?
"God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.... Come now, therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt!' Exod. iii. 4, 10. "And afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go." Exod. v. 1. "Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, a
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Was Christ Mistaken?
Was Christ Mistaken?
The reader will be interested to know what Christ has to say of the critics' denial of the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch. For he who "spake as never man spake," he of whom the Father said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him ," this same Jesus had some very positive opinions on the subject before us. He has spoken clearly and definitely. We may not turn away from his testimony. 1. After healing the leper, our Lord said to him: "Go thy way, show thyself to the pr
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V. THE ATTACK ON THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS.
V. THE ATTACK ON THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS.
"The Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd and of the flock." Lev. i. I, 2. "And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon." Lev. ii. 2. "And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offer
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VI. ASSUMPTIONS CONCERNING THE BOOK OF ISAIAH.
VI. ASSUMPTIONS CONCERNING THE BOOK OF ISAIAH.
"Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for me?" Jer. xxxii. 27. "God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God." Psa. lxii. 11. "Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite." Psa. cxlvii. 5. "He revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and that the light dwelleth with him." Dan. ii. 2. "Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world" Acts xv. 18. "The Lord
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VII. GOD'S REPLY TO THESE ASSUMPTIONS.
VII. GOD'S REPLY TO THESE ASSUMPTIONS.
"Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God?" Rom. ix. 20. "At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established." Deut. xix. 15. "Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope." Rom. xv. 4. "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples; and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." 1 Cor. x. 11.
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VIII. THE HISTORICITY OF THE BOOK OF JONAH.
VIII. THE HISTORICITY OF THE BOOK OF JONAH.
"According to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher." 2 Kings xiv. 25. "The word of the Lord came unto Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying, Arise go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it: for their wickedness is come up before me." Jonah i. 1, 2. "So Jonah arose and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord." Jonah iii.. 3. "And he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineve
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IX. RADICAL EXPOSITION.
IX. RADICAL EXPOSITION.
"Among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction." (R.V.) 2 Peter ii. 1. "O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called, which some professing have erred concerning the faith." 1 Tim. vi. 20, 21. "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them." 1 Tim. iv. 16.
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X. GOD HIS OWN INTERPRETER.
X. GOD HIS OWN INTERPRETER.
"To the law and to the testimony, if they speak not accordingly to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah viii. 20. "Thy law is the truth." Psa. cxix. 142. "Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful." Psa. cxix. 138. "Lead me in thy truth and teach me." Psa. xxv. 5. "The word of our God shall stand forever." Isaiah xl. 8. "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass away." Mark xiii. 31. The destructive critics have assaulted t
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