Cornerstone University - KUMI ORI Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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DAVID OTIS FULLER A.B., Th.B., D.D. Homiletics Practice Preaching ROBERT G. DICE Moody Bible Institute Hermeneutics • 10 •

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'Forever, O Lord, Ihv Word is settled in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unfo all generations. — Psalm 119:89, 90. Dear Seniors: As a parting word to you who have successfully completed the prescribed courses of study and are now leaving us for various fields of labor, I want to remind you of the piace that the Holy Scriptures have had in your training. It is well expressed in the three thoughts suggested in the above text, namely: the authority, comfort, and stedfastness of the Word of Sod. Its authority is suggested by the words, O Lord, Thy Word. The words lew, judgments, com- mandments, testimonies, statutes, and precepts abound in this psalm and clearly indicate that there is a Law-giver, and He is none other than Jehovah, the covenant-making and covenant-keeping God. His authority must not be questioned; it is absolute and unequivocal. All 'ntell'gent creatures must recognize this authority without reservations; but especially the child of God should say with the psalmist, O, how love I Thy law! It is my meditation all the day —'meaning that the will of God as revealed in the Holy Scriptures is his delight, or as the Apostle Paul expresses it, I delight in the aw of God after the inward man. If He is Lord, His Word is absolute. Then we are reminded of God’s faithfulness. Not only Is His Word one of authority but ot promise also. How great and numerous are His promises, beginning with the first one made to Eve, after she and Adam had plunged the human race into sin and misery, that in the fulness of time Goc would provide redemption through the promised seed. From that time on, through all subsequent generations, God made good His promises on the basis of His mercy and His grace to all those who embrace them to the present day. Surely, of His faithfulness Ihere can be no doubt. Moreover, His Word is stedfast. In the sixth chapter of Hebrews we are told thaf', for the assur- ance of the believer, God. who cannot lie, confirmed His unchangeable Word with, an unchangeable oath. This Word is called an anchor to the soul, which can neither slip nor drag. Also, the Living Word, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, is the personification of the written Word, and it is to Him, who occupies the seat of ail authority, we are anchored. As graduates of an orthodox Baptist school you have been taught that the Bible is the full and final authority for faith and practice. Be assured of our prayers in your behalf for a faithful and fruitful ministry in the service of our blessed Lord. • 9 •

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WILLIAM GRISWOLD A.B. B.D. Analysis Missions Homiletics HOWARD A. KEITHLEY Moody Bible Institute Missions VICTOR MATTHEWS Grand Rapids Baptist Theological Seminary Book Study WILLIAM H. PARDEE A.B., Th.D. Systematic Theology Ethics Doctrine Book .Study SHELDON B. QUINCER Moody Bible Institute New Testament Historical Theology Biblical Introduction