From the Elder's Pen
"I Am The Bible"
2/23/03
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I am God’s wonderful library.
I am always- -and above all- -the truth.
To the weary pilgrim, I am a good, strong staff.
To the one who sits in black gloom,
I am the glorious light.
To those who stoop beneath heavy burdens, I am sweet rest.
To him who has lost his way, I am a safe guide.
To those who have been hurt by sin, I am healing balm.
To the discouraged, I whisper a glad message of hope.
   To those who are distressed by the storms of life,
 I am an anchor sure and steadfast.
        To those who suffer in lonely solitude, I am as a cool,
 soft hand resting upon a fevered brow.
Oh, child of man, to best defend me,
just use me.
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     The scriptures are accurate in their descriptions, unfailing in their prophecies, dependable in their promises, reliable in their histories, authoritative in their claims, united in their testimony, self-evidencing in their miracles, honest in their records, suggestive in their silence, final in their teachings, divine in their origin, unique in their structure, living in their nature, heavenly in their morality, perennial in their freshness, and inexhaustible in their depth.

     “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Tim. 2:15).
 

~ Bob Craig, Elder