The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 213

NEED OF NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE

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Even tho a writing were indorsed by the twelve apostles, this would not be positive proof of its credibility or divine authority. For altho they had the promise that the Holy Spirit would lead them into all truth, this does not exclude the possibility of theii The promise did not imply falling into mistakes or even untruths. absolute infallibility, at all times, but merely when they should act Hence the information that a document as the witnesses of Jesus. comes from the hand of an apostle is insufficient. It requires the additional information that it belongs to the things which the apostle

wrote as a witness of Jesus.

any writing does not depend upon the authority of the Spirit, it follows, as a matter of course, that the Holy Spirit is entirely free to have the apostolic testimony recorded by the apostles themselves, or by any one else in both cases the authority If,

upon Holy

therefore, the divine authority of

its

apostolic character, but solely

;

of these writings is exactly the same.

Personal preferences are out

So far as form, content, wealth, and attractivewe may distinguish between John and Mark, Paul and Jude. But when it touches the question of the divine authority before which we must bow, then we no longer take account of any such distinctions, and we ask only: Is this or that gospel inspired by the Holy Spirit ? of the question.

ness are concerned,

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