Isa. 28:16

The Stumbling Stone.

Isa. 52:7

Preachers are sent.

Isa. 29:10

Blindness of Israel.

Isa. 59:20,21

Salvation of all Israel.

Deut. 32:35

Vengeance is Mine.

Isa 45:23

Judgment seat of Christ.

Psa. 69:9

Christ pleased not Himself.

Psa. 18:49

Gentiles glorify God.

Deut. 32:43

Gentiles glorify God.

Psa. 117:1

Gentiles glorify God.

Isa 52:15

Paul's preaching among Gentiles.

This list alone, including as it does quotations from the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms, would show how fully

the apostle accepted Scripture as authoritative. We find, however, in addition to the list already given, thirty-five

citations that are not introduced with the formula `It is written', but are either quoted without reference, or

introduced by some such terms as `What saith the Scripture?' `According to that which was spoken', `He saith to

Moses', `Isaiah crieth'.

Even this formidable list does not exhaust the subject . The Scriptures are so interwoven with the epistles of Paul

that they are sometimes taken for granted, without quotation, even in connection with the most vital doctrines. For

example, it would be utterly impossible to follow the teaching of Paul in Romans 5 to 8, if Genesis 1 to 3 were to be

rejected. There, the fall of man as recorded in Genesis is tacitly accepted, Adam being actually named, his one act

of disobedience being specifically compared with the one obedience of Christ (Rom. 5). The subjecting of the

creation to vanity and the fulfilment of the purpose implicit in the statement that Adam was made in the image of

God, are further references to Genesis 1 to 3 which, if Romans 8 is not to be set aside, must be accepted as historic

Paul accepts as veritable history:

The story of Abraham

(Rom. 4:3 and Gen. 15:6).

The story of Isaac

(Rom. 4:18 and Gen 15:5).

(Rom. 9:9 and Gen. 18:10).

The story of Esau and Jacob

(Rom. 9:12 and Gen. 25:23).

Pharaoh and the oppression

of Israel

(Rom. 9:17 and Exod. 9:16).

Isaiah's reference to

Sodom and Gomorrha

(Rom. 9:29 and Isa. 1:9).

Moses' authorship of Leviticus

(Rom. 10:5 and Lev. 18:5).

and Deuteronomy(Rom. 10:6 and Deut. 30:12-14).

Endorses the testimony of

the book of Kings

(Rom. 11:3 and 1 Kings 19:10-18).

Quotes some of the ten

commandments as `the law'

(Rom. 13:9 and Exod. 20:13-17).

Here on even the partial testimony of one of Paul's epistles, it must be agreed that there can be no possibility of

doubt that as an apostle, he held the Scriptures to be true, authentic and nothing less than `the Word of God'.

As to the method of the inspiration of Scripture, there is nothing actually stated in Romans, but the only

deduction we can make from Paul's attitude to and the use of the Scriptures is that he recognized them as of full

authority in all matters of doctrine and practice. This is indeed all we need, for any theory of inspiration is valueless

if the resulting inspired Scriptures do not come with all the authority of the living God.