10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. I COR. iii.

16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God,' him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye

18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

souls in obeying the truth through 22 Seeing ye have purified your the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word

Canon of Scripture?

The Greek word kavov, signifies a straight rod or bar, a rod used in weaving, a rod used for measuring, a carpenter's rule. The old Greek authors were called κανόνες, because they were regarded as rules or models of excellence, classics; and the Scriptures as received by us are called the Canon of Scripture, because to them appeal must be made. From curva, a reed or cane. Occurs six times: GAL. vi.

16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

PHIL. iii.

16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

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Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

2 COR. X. 13, 15, 16. For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with me that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. 13 But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which

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reach even unto you. 14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ: 15 not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, 16 to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand. 17 But he that not he that commendeth himself is apglorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 18 For proved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

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24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, 26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious

me.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 46 and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And ye are witnesses of these things. (b) The Apostles appeal to them as an infallible rule: 2 TIM. iii.

13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being 14 But continue thou in the deceived. things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is

as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 2 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

8. Show why the Apocrypha has no place in the Canon of Scripture?

(4, Because those writings never formed part of the Hebrew Scriptures: (4) The Jews were the divinely appointed guardians of the ancient Oracles: ROM. iii.

What Ivantage then hath the Jew? or what pront is there of circumcision?

2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

(c) Christ charged them with making the written word of none effect by their traditions, but never charged them with corrupting the text:

MATT. XV.

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the

commandments of men.

is it regarded by the Jews? 9. What is the Talmud, and how

The Talmud is the now written and said to have been oral law delivered by the Lord to Moses when the written law was

given, and preserved orally until after the commencement of the Christian era: The Mishna, or text, and the two Gemaras, or two commentaries, constitute the two Tal

muds, which to the exclusion of the Holy Scriptures are the fountain of the religion of modern Jews.

Competent scholars say it is beyond parallel trivial, and full of intellectual and moral darkness. It is not supported by Scripture, and our Lord condenims its incipient spirit in the Pharisees of His day:

MATT. XV.

1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples the tradition of the transgress elders? for they wash not their 3 But hands when they eat bread. he answered and said unto them,

Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; and honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

MARK vii.

1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there

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be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. 5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; 13 making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.