The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"""Ye"100 THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.the verb in the indicative mood : search theAtScriptures."all events, our Saviour speaks hereonly of the Old Testament, because the New Testament was not yet written. He addresses not themultitude, but the Pharisees, who were the teacheisof the law, and reproaches them for not admitting* cHis divinity. You have,"He says, the Scriptures in your hands ;why then do you not recognizeme as the Messiah, since they give testimony tha.tI am the Son of God?" He refers them to theScriptures for a proof of His Divinity, not as to asource from which they were to derive all knowledge ill regard to the truths of revelation.Besides, He did not rest the proof of His Divinityupon the sole testimony of Scripture. For Heshowed it1.By the testimony of John the Baptist (v. 33),who had said, Behold the Lamb of God behold;Him who taketh away the sins of the world." Seealso John i. 34.2.By the miracles which He wrought (v. 36) ;3.By the testimony of the Father (v. 37), whenHe said :This is my beloved Son, in whom I arnwell pleased, hear yeHim." Matt. iii. 16; Lukeix. 35.4.By the Scriptures of the Old Testament as;ifHe were to say,"Ifyou are unwilling to receivethese three proofs, though they are most cogent, atleast you cannot reject the testimony of the Scriptures, of which you boast so much."