Partial examination will result in partial views of truth, which are necessarily imperfect; only careful comparisons will show the complete mind of God.
Arthur Tappan PiersonThe Word of God represents all the possibilities of God as at the disposal of true prayer.
Arthur Tappan PiersonBy faith we are taken into Christ, made at once safe from holy wrath against sin, and kept safe from all perils and penalties. He, our divine Redeemer, becomes to us the new sphere of harmony and unity with God and His law, with His life and His holiness.
Arthur Tappan PiersonFrom all human oracles, however self-confident, we turn at last to the inspired Word, where instead of ambiguous and untrustworthy utterances, we find teachings distinct and definite, authoritative and infallible.
Arthur Tappan PiersonWe may compare the Bible to the Old Testament Tabernacle in the wilderness with its three courts. The outer court is the letter of the Scriptures; the inner court, or holy place, is the truth of the Scriptures; the holiest place of all is the person of Jesus Christ; and only when we pass the inmost veil do we come to Him.
Arthur Tappan Pierson