Winnipeg Bible Institute - Kings Herald Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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WINNIPEG BIBLE INSTITUTE Page 2 iJf- t i£ foundation frz dzitioyed, vjfiat aan tfi£ rLcjCitaoui. do ? So many professing Christians are carried about with, every wind of doctrine; easily deceived and misled because they do not know the scriptures. “Never¬ theless the foundation of (god standeth sure,” and His will for us is that we be “grounded and settled in the faith and not moved away from the hope of the gospel.” ( C ol 1 , 23 ) Thank (god, Canada is still a land of religious liberty and of an open book. We, the students of the Winnipeg Bible Institute, invite you to come and study that Book with us, “for other foundation can no man lay than that that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1 cor. 3,11)

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19 4 4 YEAR BOOK OF THE WINNIPEG BIBLE INSTITUTE

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Page 3 WINNIPEG BIBLE INSTITUTE o ie Supremacy of the Scriptures ' Jt’rou (ia.it magnified ' ‘-dCig vuoid alcove a[[ name.’’ psalk w hatever the Scriptures may be in the estima¬ tion of men in general, and this estimation greatly varies, to the rightly instructed Christian they can be no less than the very “oracles of God.” Our Master so regarded them, the apostles so spoke of them, and the Church in all ages has so believed. For a time God’s precious Word was largely lost sight of amid the darkness and superstition of the Middle Ages, but in the mighty Reformation of the six¬ teenth century it was recovered to the Church. Today we enjoy the blessings of that holy light, vouchsafed to us by those who lived and suffered and died that It might be preserved for future generations. It is now our sacred duty to hold aloft that Blessed Book so that men of our generation may behold the light that shines from its pages, and thus be guided into the path that leads from earth to heaven. . The supremacy of Holy Scripture may properly be re¬ garded as the fundamental art¬ icle of the Christian faith; this because it is the very basis on which the faith rests. It is the inspired Text-Book on all its doctrine. Unhappy are those who slip away from this rock- foundation, for all else is shift¬ ing, sinking sand. There can be no certainty on matters of faith and duty when one loses confidence in that God-breathed Book. Nothing is left for the soul but the vague and uncertain opinions of men. On the other hand, what blessed rest of heart and mind comes to those who repose their trust in what God has said through holy men of old who “spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” The supremacy of Holy Scripture is a truth that God Himself engages to maintain. Saith the Psalmist: “Thou hast magnified Thy word above all Thy name.” The God of truth has spoken. He has spoken in the Scriptures. He will not allow any of His words to fall to the ground. He is a “God that cannot lie.” He magnifies His word. Jesus Christ came to earth for the very purpose of fulfilling what God had spoken. Referring to the Old Testament, He said, “And the Scripture cannot be broken.” He also guaranteed the truth and divine authority of that which His apostles would write, when He promised “When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you in¬ to all truth... He shall receive of mine, and shall show it un¬ to you.” The supremacy of Holy Scripture needs to be empha¬ sized in our day with renewed vigour, especially because there are many, even in Christian circles, who no longer believe in the Bible as God’s inerrant word. Time was when all in¬ fidels were outside the Church. Now some have found their way within, and too frequently occupy places of leadership and influence. This does far more to the hurt of that sacred cause than all the attacks launched from outside have ever been abl e to do. The Bible, the very citadel of our faith, is being stormed by the enemy. We must hold it, at all costs. If it falls, all is lost. But it shall not fall, according to God’s pledged word. The Winnipeg Bible Insti¬ tute exists to maintain and promote the supremacy and authority of the Sacred Scriptures. The teachings of the school are based upon and derived from that Holy book di¬ vine. The students and graduates go forth to live by that Book, to preach from it, and to win others to the acceptance of the Saviour it pro¬ claims. For the class of this year, therefore, we can wish nothing higher than that they shall make the Bible the man of their counsel, the guide of their lives, the charter of their salvation, and the guarantee of everlasting bliss through the mercy of God and the redeemin g blood of Jesus Christ. REV. R. WESLEY AFFLECK