Christ's servants are to do the same work. In our day, as of old, the vital truths of God's word are set aside for human theories and speculations. Many professed ministers of the gospel do not accept the whole Bible as the inspired word. One wise man rejects one portion; another questions another part. They set up their judgment as superior to the word; and the Scripture which they do teach rests upon their own authority. Its divine authenticity is destroyed. Thus the seeds of infidelity are sown broadcast; for the people become confused and know not what to believe. There are many beliefs that the mind has no right to entertain. In the days of Christ the rabbis put a forced, mystical construction upon many portions of Scripture. Because the plain teaching of God's word condemned their practices, they tried to destroy its force. The same thing is done today. The word of God is made to appear mysterious and obscure in order to excuse transgression of His law. Christ rebuked these practices in His day. He taught that the word of God was to be understood by all. He pointed to the Scriptures as of unquestionable authority, and we should do the same. The Bible is to be presented as the word of the infinite God, as 40 the end of all controversy and the foundation of all faith.

Kristi tjenere skal udføre den samme gerning. I vor tid ligesom i tidligere tider erstattes Guds ords vigtige sandheder med menneskers teorier og spekulationer. Mange af dem, der giver sig ud for at forkynde evangeliet, tror ikke på hele Bibelen som Guds inspirerede ord. En lærd forkaster et afsnit, og en anden betvivler andre dele. De sætter deres egne meninger højere end ordet, og den del af skriften, som de fremholder giver de deres egen fortolkning. Dens guddommelige pålidelighed ødelægges. Således spredes vantroens sæd, for folk bliver forvirrede og ved ikke, hvad de skal tro. Der er mange meninger som man aldrig burde tillade tankerne at beskæftige sig med. På Kristi tid fortolkede rabbinerne mange dele af skriften på en mystisk måde. Fordi Guds ords klare og tydelige undervisning fordømte deres handlinger søgte de at tilintetgøre dets betydning. Det samme gøres også i dag. Man prøver at gøre Guds ord hemmelighedsfuldt og vanskeligt at forstå for at kunne undskylde overtrædelse af hans lov. Kristus irettesatte sin samtid for det. Han lærte, at Guds ord skulle forstås af alle. Han henviste til skriften som en fuldt ud pålidelig kilde, og det bør vi også gøre. Bibelen skal fremholdes som den evige Guds ord, som det afgørende i stridsspørgsmål og grundvolden for al tro.