No.7.
TheHistoricalAccuracy
of
theBible.
TheHistoricalAccuracyoftheBible.
•
MR.
CHAffiMAN,LADIES.\NDGENTLEMEN,
Thisafternoon,inresponsetoyourrequest,Ishallendea-
vourtoputdownwhatIdeemtobeapositiveargumentin
favourofBibleaccuracy.IntheformerlecturesIhavebeen
dealing,chieflyfromthedefensivestandpoint,withthetopics
thathavecomebeforeus.Itwasthoughtrequisitethatsome-
onewhobelievesintheBibleshouldtakeadefensivestand
againsttheattacksthatarebeingmadeatthepresenttime,and,
sofarasIamconcerned,Iamquitesatisfiedtoleavethatpartof
myworkjustwhereIfinishedmylastlecture.Now,incom-
pliancewithyourrequest,Iamtospeaktoyoufromthepositive
standpoint,andtogiveyouwhatIthinkisasatisfactoryreason
whywemaybelievethattheBibleistobetrustedtothefull
historically.YouwillunderstandwhyIlimititinthatmanner
ifIsaythatwhatIhavepresentedtoyouhithertohasbeen
largelyinreferencetowhatmaybecalledthedoctrinalteach-
ingsoftheBible,thoughbearingupontheHistoricityofJesus,
becauseitisthedoctrinalteachingsrelatingtoHimandHis
workthatareassailed.SoIhavetriedtovindicatethedoe-
.trines
by,
whatIthinktobe,adequatereasonableproof,in-
sistingspeciallyonthesignificantmannerinwhichthesethings
arepresentedintheBible;butwhenInowsaythatIwishto
speaktoyouabouttheHistoricalAccuracyoftheBible,Imean
thatIdesiretospeakaboutitstruthfulnessasanhistoricalre-
cord.Ifwecan,forthetimebeing,divestourselvesofthe
thoughtthattherearecertaingreatdoctrinesinthatBible
whicharetobetaught,andwiIIconfineourattentionchieflyto
thehistoricalaspect,weshalldowhatIwishtobedone.Of
course,theBibledoesnotaskustoacceptoneandputasidethe
other.Butforinvestigativepurposesthatweallmayfollowa
veryclearanddecidedpathway,alongwhichbothChristianand
non-Christianmaywalk,Iwishtoconfinemyattentiontothe
historicalaspectpresentedtousbytheBible,andifIcankeep
yourmindsonthattrack,IhopeIshallbeabletoputbeforeyou
suchthingsasshouldfullywarrantourplacingcredenceinthe
Bookasaveracioushistoricalrecord.
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