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Banking on the Bible
By T.C.Horton
(1848-1932)
[Reproduced from the Sunday Bulletin of Fundamental Bible Church, January 31,
1999]
We are here today. Where will we be
tomorrow? We are alive today. Will we be tomorrow? We are in good health today. Will we be
tomorrow? These are some of the questions which no one can answer. We hope-we trust-but
have no definite assurance about many things. But there is one question of great moment
which every individual must face: If we die today, where will we be tomorrow? This is a
serious question because eternal interests are involved. Most people of sound mind give it
some thought. We have had the privilege of personal conversation with thousands of people
and have rarely found anyone who did not have serious thoughts about eternity. Sometimes,
an attitude of indifference may be assumed, but careful probing usually discloses that
such a position is not natural, logical nor satisfactory to them.
The multiplying number of religious cults proves that man
is ever trying to solve the mystery of life here and hereafter. We know that there is but
one Book that can meet the need. Test it in any and every way; compare and contrast it
with every other book; and the result is the same. The Bible is true! You can bank on it.
You can make your deposit of faith in it and then write your check any time, knowing that
it will be honored. You can go to it with any problem or question knowing that it will
give you a satisfactory answer. You can "bank on the Bible" in the building of
the best possible human character, a character that will stand any test and never fail. If
you desire peace of mind and rest of soul, it is there and only there. If you want
inspiration for service, you will find it in the Bible. If you want victory over
temptation and selfishness of life, your Bank will never fail.
You can "bank- on the Bible" for God is there;
assurance is there; peace is there; certainly of the future is there; a bright outlook for
eternity is there. Fear has fled; joy fills the soul. You no longer rely upon human
opinions and theories; not on wild speculations; not on weird dreams nor idle tales; not
on man's suppositions and vain hopes. You are 'banking on the Bible,' and it can never
fail. If you are "banking on the Bible’ you do not fear to meet any scientist,
philosopher, professor or teacher. You pity them, pray for them, but you know they are
restless and know no peace. Your faith is fixed, firmly fixed, and your vision is of
eternal years in company with the saints of God and the angelic throng. You are
"banking on the Book" that deals with the eternity that is past and the eternity
that is to come. Nothing on earth or in Heaven can disturb you. You are satisfied. - T
C. Horton (1848-1932)
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