Homilist Psalm 138:2 I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your loving kindness and for your truth… I. IT IS THE HIGHEST MANIFESTATION OF THE DIVINE CHARACTER. 1. The Bible is a manifestation through moral mind. This is greater than material nature; for the following reasons: — Moral mind is an uncompounded essence. It is a Divine offspring. It is a self-modifying agent. It is an original fountain of influences. You cannot predicate these things of matter. 2. It is a manifestation through the moral mind of a unique personage. Compare Christ with the greatest men. II. IT IS THE HIGHEST MANIFESTATION FOR THE HIGHEST END. 1. It is a restoration. Restoration is a greater work either than destruction or sustentation. 2. It is the restoration of immortal souls. The restoration of a wrecked vessel may be a great work, the restoration of a dead flower is a greater, that of a body is still greater, the restoration of a disorganized empire is still greater, but that of an immortal soul is the greatest of all. 3. It is the restoration of a condemned criminal to a high position in the Divine empire. "Kings and priests," etc. 4. It is the restoration of a diseased soul to immortal health and ever-increasing energy. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. |
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