Excerpt from Studies in Romans
The book of Holy Scripture is an unfolding of the pur pose, plan and program of God, from Genesis to Revela tion, each book or books, equally inspired of God (2 Tim. 3: 15; 2 Pet. 1: but each succeeding part adding to the progressive unfolding of God's purpose in the process of revelation.
We insist at once and always, that the subject-matter of the Scriptures has to do with three classes, viz.: the Jew, the Gentile and the Church of God. These are not identical, never have been and never will be. Kingdom and Church have not a single letter in common. There is no way, logically, etymologically or theologically, to induce them to mean the same thing. The Epistles of Paul are addressed to the Church of God, and are as distinct from the other writings as the Church is in her calling and character, conduct and destiny, from Israel and the nations.
The student must face this fact or fail to grasp the meaning of the Book! The saddest fact in the history of the Church is the ignoring of the Church Epistles. They are looked upon as but an appendage to the Gospels and Acts - as having about as much significance as a footnote to a book, and about the same relation - incidental when they are fundamental.
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