00.2 Two Notable Commendations

Two Notable Commendations By Charles H. Spurgeon The turning-point of the battle between those who hold “the faith once delivered to the saints;’ and their opponents, lies in the true and real inspiration of the Holy Scriptures. This is the Thermopylæ of Christendom. If we have in the Word of God no infallible standard of truth, we are at sea without a compass, and no danger from rough weather without can be equal to this leas within. “If the foundations be removed, what can the righteous do?” and this is a foundation loss of the worst kind. In this work the author proves himself a master of holy argument. Gaussen charms us as he proclaims the Divine veracity of Scripture. His testimony is clear as a bell. By James M. Gray, D.D. The milestones on my spiritual pathway have been marked by certain books I have read, and one that stands out in my memory more than any other is Gaussen’s great work, “The Plenary Inspiration of the Scriptures.” The day it came into my hands as a young minister just beginning his work marks an epoch, and I speak from experience when I say that a Christian who reads and studies it need never again be troubled by attacks on the Word of God. For years it has been out of print in this country, and hardly to be obtained, even in an old book store. Now that The Moody Bible Institute has purchased the plates and brought out a new edition my heart rejoices that earnest Christian workers of this generation may have the same opportunity to be established in the faith that God thus sent to me at that time.