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 "Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father, there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?" John, v. 45-47.

"He [Apollos] mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ." Acts, xviii. 28.

"From a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. I charge thee therefore before God, and

the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing, and his kingdom; preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.' For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine." 2 Tim. iii. 15-17.; iv. 1-3.

"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." 2 Pet. i. iv.

"Give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.—Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them.—Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee." 1 Tim. iv. 13, 15, 16.

In the following passages also, Christ and the Spirit testify to the efficacy of the , whether called the truth, the word of truth, the