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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

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<strong>to</strong>ward the assimilation of the human with the<br />

Divine, the finite with the Infinite.<br />

The Bible as an Educa<strong>to</strong>r<br />

As an educa<strong>to</strong>r, the Holy Scriptures are without<br />

a rival. The Bible is the most ancient <strong>and</strong> the most<br />

comprehensive his<strong>to</strong>ry that men possess. It came<br />

fresh from the Fountain of eternal truth, <strong>and</strong><br />

throughout the ages a divine h<strong>and</strong> has preserved its<br />

purity. It lights up the far-distant past, where<br />

human research seeks in vain <strong>to</strong> penetrate. In God’s<br />

word only do we behold the power that laid the<br />

foundations of the earth <strong>and</strong> that stretched out the<br />

heavens. Here only do we find an authentic account<br />

of the origin of nations. Here only is given a<br />

his<strong>to</strong>ry of our race unsullied by human pride or<br />

prejudice.<br />

In the word of God the mind finds subjects for<br />

the deepest thought, the loftiest aspirations. Here<br />

we may hold communion with patriarchs <strong>and</strong><br />

prophets, <strong>and</strong> listen <strong>to</strong> the voice of the Eternal as<br />

He speaks with men. Here we behold the Majesty<br />

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