It is not simply a theological treatise, a code of laws, a religious homily, but the Bible— the book—while the only book for the soul, the best book for the mind.
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“The most destructive criticism has not been able to dethrone Christ as the incarnation of perfect holiness. The waves of a tossing and restless sea of unbelief break at His feet, and He stands still the supreme model, the inspiration of great souls, the rest of the weary, the fragrance of all Christendom, the one divine flower in the garden of God.”
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