05.03.08 - Christ and the Scriptures One Witness

(8) Christ and the Scriptures One Witness Nor arc the Scriptures and Christ to be separated from each other as the source or sources of the know ledge of truth and religion. Much less are they to be antagonised to each other, as is in some instances the case. Not a few are disposed to accept the historic Christ as the Supreme Authority for all matters pertaining to truth and religion, to declare Him the norm of theology, the Lord of conscience, the Light that lighteneth every man that cometh into truth, and who tell us we should accept the Person, the consciousness of Jesus Christ, as the Supreme Authority of faith and life, and not the Scriptures which merely witness of Him. But how arc we to know of the person and consciousness of Jesus Christ, of His light and truth and revelation, and how are we to come to Him and learn the way of access to Him, and know how to find Him apart from the Scriptures? While Jesus Christ declared Himself to be the revelation of God, the express character of the Father, He also ascribed supreme authority to the Scriptures, and required that men should search, believe and know them, “ because these are they that testify of Me,” and the “ testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” We are to know and believe “ the record which God hath given us of His Son.”