I like the Bible God: He is a great
protector, and a blessed comforter. I like the Bible story about Jesus,
and all the glorious things it says about His love and salvation. In
short, the Bible is a great part of my life, my soul, my joy, my
strength, my being, and I don't know what I could do without it. I
cannot argue. I don't know the reasons why I believe. But the Bible just
suits my soul, and I am inclined to believe that the world would be a
dark place, and life a poor affair, without its blessed revelations and
precious promises.'
Now in speaking thus, most men would really, without knowing it, be
giving the reasons or grounds of their faith. The great reason really
is, the perfect adaptation of the Bible to their nature and wants. They
believe unconsciously and unthinkingly in the divinity of nature, on
account of the wonderful adaptation of its provisions to their natural
wants. They believe in virtuous love, and honorable marriage, and family
life, and natural affections, and friendship, and society, and
government, and law, on similar grounds. The reasons of their faith are
real, and good, and strong; but like the roots of a tree, they are low
down, out of sight, under the ground. They do not reflect on them, dig
them up, bring them to the light, and give them a critical examination.
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