LORD, Give Us A Spirit Of Humility And Discernment In All Things.

The instructions and 
writings of spiritual men

(Letters of John Newton)

"Examine everything carefully;
hold fast to that which is good"
1 Thessalonians 5:21

Remember your exalted privilege--

you have the Bible in your hands,

and are not bound to follow books or

preachers any farther than what they

teach agrees with the Oracles of Truth.

We have great reason to be 

thankful for the instructions 

and writings of spiritual men--

but they are allfallible--

even as ourselves.

 ONE is our MASTER, even CHRIST--

what HE says, we are to receive implicitly--

but we do not owe implicit subjection 

to the best of our fellow-creatures.

The Bereans were commended 

because they would not implicitly 

believe even the Apostle Paul--

but searched the Scriptures 

to see whether the things which 

Paul taught were true. 

May the LORD give us a spirit of 

humility and discernment in all things.

"Now the Bereans were of more noble 
character than the Thessalonians, for 
they received the message with great 
eagerness and examined the Scriptures 
every day to see if what Paul said was true." 
Acts 17:11 

  
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