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The Truth About God And The Bible
By Robert Roberts

Chapter 8: "The Lord Alone Exalted."

We have no parallel in any human writing to the constant exaltation of God as the great object of all arrangements and operations. "This people," for instance, we read, referring to the Jews, "have I formed for myself: they shall show forth all my praise." Again consider this (1 Cor. 1:26): "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are; THAT NO FLESH SHOULD GLORY IN HIS PRESENCE."

This is not a sentiment native to man. Man always chooses the powerful, the great, the rich, the mighty, the noble, for the accomplishment of any schemes he may conceive, as we see in all other religions throughout the whole world in every country and in every age. It is an absolutely universal characteristic of man to glory in man and to boast in his own or somebody else's wisdom, riches, glory and might. The Bible runs directly counter to human feelings and sentiments in this matter throughout its entire contents. This would be inexplicable on the hypothesis of a human production; but if the Bible be the reflex of divine views communicated by the Spirit of God to the writers, there is an explanation, instant and entirely satisfactory.

CHAPTER 9: No Hero-Worship

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