Read
the words - ‘His Name’ shall ‘endure for ever’(Psalm 72:17) - and think
of Christ. His Name is ‘the Name above all other names’. He is ‘the
King of kings and Lord of lords’(Philippians 2:9-11; Revelation 19:16).
Read the words - ‘all nations call Him blessed’(Psalm 72:17) - , and
think of Christ. ‘From every tribe and language and people and nation’,
God’s people have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ
(Revelation 5:9). Read the words -‘May His glory fill the whole
earth!’(Psalm 72:19) - and think of Christ. In the ‘new heaven and new
earth’, ‘the holy city’ will shine with ‘the glory of God’. ‘Its
radiance’, ‘like a very precious jewel’, will be shining from this
‘lamp’: Jesus Christ, ‘the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the
world’(Revelation 21:1-2,10-11,23; John 1:29).
E J Young argues that one’s doctrine of Scripture is derived from either experience or Scripture, either natural man or supernatural God. Young does speak of the human character of Scripture. It does, however, seem that the supernatural-natural dichotomy underlies his doctrine of Scripture. He turns to the Bible “to discover what it has to say of itself” (p. 40). It is questionable, however, whether his view is not grounded in a notion which tends to set divine and human activity over against each other. Young rejects a mechanical theory (p. 65). It does, however, appear that his own view is really no more than a modification of this view. His interpretation of the working of the Spirit in the inspiration of Scripture is not directly identifiable with mechanical dictation (pp. 79-80). It does seem, however, that there is a tendency to move in that direction. * Here are some statements from Young. - “Without Him (God) there could have been no Bible. Without man th...
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