The Truth As God Has Given It

We are only sure of the truth when we retain it as God has given it, in His own words in the revelation He has made. By grace, I may speak of the truth in all liberty. I may seek to explain it, to communicate it, to urge it on the conscience, according to the measure of light and spiritual power bestowed on me. I may endeavor to demonstrate its beauty and the connection between its various parts. Every Christian, and especially those who have a gift from God for the purpose, may do this. But the truth which I explain and propose must be the truth as God has given it in His Word. I hold fast the form of sound words which I have received from a divine source and authority: it gives me certainty in the truth. And here it is important to remark the assembly's part when faithful.