Why should old interpretations of scripture, all of which r… - Benjamin Fish Austin

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Why should old interpretations of scripture, all of which reflect the ignorance and prejudice and limitations of the age in which they were formulated, bar the way to progress in our modern day?

Benjamin Fish Austin

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Benjamin Fish Austin (10 September 1850 – 10 January 1933) was a nineteenth century Canadian educator, Methodist minister, and Spiritualist.

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Alternative Names: B. F. Austin

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Why should inspiration be limited to one past age? If Truth came to Paul 1900 years ago it can come to you today. After all, Heaven is as near to-day, God is as loving and as kind to-day, and truth as abundant to-day, as in the ages when men are said to have possessed inspiration.

To know the Truth, to love the Truth, and to live the Truth is the whole duty of man.

The creeds are not changing as rapidly as the beliefs of the people, nor as rapidly as most men of progressive mind desire

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