to His unerring Guide, and be
safely upheld. Why, if a man was going through the Mammoth Cave, it
would be death to him if he strayed away from his guide--if separated
from him, he would certainly perish; there are pitfalls in that cave
and a bottomless river, and there would be no chance for a man to find
his way through that cave without a guide or a light. So there is no
chance for us to get through the dark wilderness of this world alone.
It is folly for a man or woman to think that they can get through this
evil world without the light of God's Word and the guidance of the
Divine Spirit. God sent Him to guide us through this great journey,
and if we seek to work independent of Him, we shall stumble into the
deep darkness of eternity's night.

But bear in mind the _Words_ of the Spirit of God; if you want to be
guided, you must study the Word; because the Word is the light of the
Spirit. In the 14th chapter of John and 26th verse, we read:

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send
in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to
your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

Again in John xvi, 13:

"Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth is come, He will guide you into
all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall
hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come."

"He will show you things to come." A great many people seem to think
that the Bible is out of date, that it is an old book, and they think
it has passed its day. They say it was very good for the dark ages,
and that there is some very good history in it; but then it was not
intended for the present time; that we are living in a very
enlightened age, and that men can get on very well without the old
book; that we have outgrown it. They think we have no use for it,
because it is an old book. Now you might just as well say that the
sun, which has shone so long, is now so old that it is out of date,
and that whenever a man builds a house he need not put any windows in
it, because we have got a newer light and a better light; we have
gaslight and this new electric light. These are something new; and I
would advise people, if they think the Bible is too old and worn out,
when they build houses, not to put any windows in them, but just to
light them with this new electric light; that is something new, and
this is what they are anxious for. People talk about this Book a