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Chapter L.—His Teaching Concerning the
Scriptures.
Then Peter: “As to the mixture of
truth with falsehood,993
| 993 [Comp. Homily II.
40. The attitude of Peter, as here represented, disparaging the
Old Testament, appearing to exalt the author of Christ’s
teachings, and yet ignoring the claims of His Person and Work, seeks
its justification in rationalistic interpretation. The attitude
is not an uncommon one at present.—R.] | I remember that
on one occasion He, finding fault with the Sadducees, said,
‘Wherefore ye do err, not knowing the true things of the
Scriptures; and on this account ye are ignorant of the power of
God.’994
| 994 Matt. xxii. 29. [Misquoted and misapplied here,
as in Homily II. 51.—R.] | But if He
cast up to them that they knew not the true things of the Scriptures,
it is manifest that there are false things in them. And also,
inasmuch as He said, ‘Be ye prudent
money-changers,’995
| 995 This is frequently
quoted as a saying of Christ. It is probably from one of the
apocryphal Gospels. [Comp. Homily II. 51.—R.] | it is because there
are genuine and spurious words. And whereas He said,
‘Wherefore do ye not perceive that which is reasonable in the
Scriptures?’ He makes the understanding of him stronger who
voluntarily judges soundly.
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