Let others be wise to their own destruction; let them establish their own imaginations for the word of God, and rule of their faith; hold you fast what you have received, and contend earnestly for it; add nothing, and diminish nothing. Let this lamp shine till the day dawn, till the morning of the resurrection, and walk ye in the light of it, and do not kindle any other sparkles, else ye shall lie down in the grave in sorrow, and rise in sorrow.Hugh Binning (1627-1653) from Words Old and New, Banner of Truth, page 206.
His dying words: "One line of the Bible is worth more than all human learning."
Good reminder. If we look to the left or to the right and dwell upon what we see that falls short of what we know to be the truth we can end up sinking ourselves.
ReplyDeleteMay He give us grace to hold fast to the revelation of truth He has seen fit to give us.