Excerpt from What the Bible Teaches: A Systematic Presentation of the Fundamental Principles of Truth Contained in the Holy Scriptures A careful study of the signs of the times in which we live shows the necessity of an exact statement of doc trinal truth, especially of those underlying princi'files known as fundamental truth. The controversial wars of the past have now given way to a compromising senti ment which demands peace and union even at the ex pense of true doctrinal convictions. But while we must avoid the Spirit of bitter strife and controversy, still we can not consent to a course which in the end seeks to rob us of the true doctrinal standards of the Bible. The apostolic command Preach the Word comes ringing down through the ages, and every holy minister of God is obligated to respond to the best of his ability. This is important. We are exhorted to speak the things which become sound doctrine (tit. 2: to be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gain sayers (tit. And in language still stronger the apostle says: Give attendance to doctrine take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee (1 Tim. 4: 13, The Word of God presents the true standard of teaching. A11 Scripture is given by inspiration of God. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.