Bible Inspiration and Reverence
By Ellet Joseph Waggoner
“I BELIEVE there is no part of the Scriptures which may not be made profitable to the Christian mind; that every single part of it was given for our edification. I have no sympathy whatever with that spirit which finds myths and mixtures in the word of God. I do not underrate true criticism. It is exceedingly important to determine the genuineness and accuracy of the text. I appreciate highly the labors of such scholars as Griesbach and Alford; but when they have determined for me what the true text is, I accept it in my heart of hearts as the word of God. Adopt no theory of inspiration which diminishes your reverence for the Bible as the expression of the thoughts and will of the Almighty. By whomsoever he speaks, howsoever he speaks, whosoever language, memory, and imagination he may have employed, the revelation is all his own.”—Bishop Simpson.