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I dare not simply express what is merely my opinion on matters of God's truth. If God's word depends on your judgment of one fact or another, or your estimation of the person speaking, or your view of passing circumstances, then it is only an opinion, and of what spiritual value can that possibly be? You are the measure of your own opinion: your experience, opportunities, your ability.
But when we consider the word of God we should pass beyond human opinions. In it God speaks: every soul must hear.
I am convinced that God has written His word intelligibly, in the plainest possible language. It may be unfathomable, even though understandable within our faith and enjoyable, for its depth is beyond man's capacity, though it as clear as it is profound.
The erudite German critics have not gone beneath the surface of
this wonderful introduction to Genesis; their speculations are
ignorant. They claim that
- The author of Genesis 1 was a man who only knew Elohim
- Beyond Genesis 2:3 is a mingled document mentioning Jehovah-Elohim -- the "Jehovistic" portion.
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