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 Bible. What right have we to interpret his words to suit our fancies? What right have we, as fair-minded men, wishing to be honest with the facts and ourselves, to exclude certain facts presented there because they do not coincide with our theories?

The attempt to rewrite the Bible to conform to the theories of its critics is to destroy it. Try it for yourself, if you will, and see what remains. Jesus made the most colossal claims for himself that any sane man has ever made. The good opinion of the critics is based upon these very statements; therefore, again we say, they accept the Bible as authentic. We have, indeed, the right of private interpretation of the facts, but we cannot, as honest men, so interpret them as to destroy them or even to twist them to fit our preconceived theories. We must be fair.

"You are quite right in your claims concerning Jesus," declare certain others. "He is Divine. He is unique. The Bible accounts of him are true. He is the Son of God in a special and unique sense. He is the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. God is made up of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thus Jesus is one Person