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 reason for doubting and every reason for believing that the world has ever had revelation adapted to its condition. The fountain of revelation in the world to-day is that Sacred Scripture, called the Bible, or, more reverently and appropriately, the Word. Its own claim is that it is the Word of God from God to man. It may appear imperfect from the literal and historical standpoint, yet it does not purport to teach historical facts, but rather by means of fact and fiction to embody spiritual principles in a form accessible to man. This the Word does without error as to spiritual truth, to which the literal history is accommodated when necessary.

Though the Word appear faulty to some, it is what should be expected, for even the providence that is good to all is criticised adversely, and the laws that govern human kind are called unequal in the dispensation of justice.