p. 709 | Divine Inspiration

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 26, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 45.

Divine Inspiration.

THE same blood circulates from Genesis to Revelation. It is the one book. He who makes Moses a myth makes Christ an impostor. He who denies the Mosaic authorship and the inspiration of the Pentateuch denies the authenticity of the gospels and the divinity of our Lord. But we are told that the Bible must be tested as to its authenticity as other books are. Granted. But when Sir Walter Scott avowed himself the author of the Waverly novels, there was an end of guesses and speculations. Plausible arguments might have been suggested for attributing the authorship of some of them to others; but the world had confidence in Sir Walter Scott's veracity. His word settled the matter. And should not the word of Christ settle the question as to who wrote the Pentateuch? What are all our petty canons of criticism when weighed against his word? Not one scholar in a hundred can test for himself the grounds on which Wellhausen bases his conclusions. But all of us can read in our New Testaments what Christ said about the Jewish Scriptures; about David in the Psalms; about Moses and the prophets; and that is enough for us.—Sel.