CUTTING THE DEPTHS OF THE BIBLE

 “ The greatest want of the world is the want of men—men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.  But such a character is not the result of accident; it is not due to special favors or endowments of Providence. A noble character is the result of self-discipline, of the subjection of the lower to the higher nature—the surrender of self for the service of love to God and man.”  Education page . 57

  The Story of Hiram/Huram in the Bible . Perhaps the best way to begin is first to get the understanding of ' what was' in the Bible so as to draw the lessons to 'what is' in the present society, specifically in the 'Christian' society . Let us consider this verse ; " Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." 1 Corinthians 10:11 KJV The apostle Paul here admonishes us to consider what happened to the Old Testament people; for whatever happened unto them has a probability of repeating in the present generation, thus we can concur with the Preacher ,that;   " That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun. " Ecclesiastes 1:9 KJV Hence sin is a progression of excesses, building upon the sinful principles. Thus by God's love , the sacred pages have b