MacDonald: the Bible leading to Christ

Saturday, August 8, 2020
    Feast of Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221
Meditation:
    The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
    —Hebrews 1:3 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Sad, indeed, would the whole matter be if the Bible had told us everything God meant us to believe. But herein is the Bible greatly wronged. It nowhere lays claim to be regarded as the Word, the Way, the Truth. The Bible leads us to Jesus, the inexhaustible, the ever-unfolding Revelation of God. It is Christ “in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,” not the Bible, save as leading to Him.
    ... George MacDonald (1824-1905), “The Higher Faith”, in Unspoken Sermons [First Series], London: A. Strahan, 1867, p. 52-53 (see the book)
    See also Heb. 1:3; Matt. 16:1-4; John 14:5-6; 20:29; Col. 2:1-3
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You are the pure source of all knowledge. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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