
Is The Bible Worth Reading, and Other Essays
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Excerpt from Is the Bible Worth Reading: And Other EssaysI have not said that there are not wise sayings in the Bible, or a few dramatic incidents, but there are just as wise sayings, and wiser ones, too, out of the book, and there are dramas of human life that surpass in interest anything contained in the Old or New Testament.No person can make a decent excuse for reading the Bible more than once. To do such a thing would be a foolish waste of time. But our stout est objection to reading this book is, not that it contains nothing particularly good, but that it contains so much that is positiv...
Chapters (107)
- Dedication
- Is The Bible Worth Reading
- Sacrifice
- The Drama Of Life
- Nature In June
- The Infinite Purpose
- Freethought Commands
- A Rainbow Religion
- A Cruel God
- What Is Jesus
- Deeds Better Than Professions
- Give Us The Truth
- The American Sunday
- Lord And Master
- Are Christians Intelligent Or Honest
- The Danger Of The Ballot
- Who Carried The Cross
- Modern Disciples Of Jesus
- A Poor Excuse
- Profession And Practice
- Where Is Truth
- What Does It Prove
- Human Responsibility
- Abolish Dirt
- Religion And Morality
- Jesus As A Model
- Singing Lies
- A Walk Through A Cemetery
- Peace With God
- Saving The Soul
- The Search For Something To Worship
- Where Are They
- Some Questions For Christians To Answer
- The Image Of God
- Religion And Science
- The Bible And The Child
- When To Help The World
- The Judgment Of God
- Christianity And Freethought
- The Brotherhood And Freedom Of Man
- Whatever Is Is Right
- The Object Of Life
- Man
- The Dogma Of The Divine Man
- The Rich Man's Gospel
- Speak Well Of One Another
- Disgraceful Partnerships
- Science And Theology
- Unequal Remuneration
- The Old And The New
- Guard The Ear
- The Character Of God
- Not Important
- Oaths
- Dead Words
- Confession Of Sin
- Death's Philanthropy
- Our Attitude Towards Nature
- Reverence For Motherhood
- The God Of The Bible
- The Measure Of Suffering
- Nature
- Creeds
- Don't Try To Stop The Sun Shining
- Follow Me
- Can We Never Get Along Without Servants?
- A Heavenly Father
- Worship Not Needed
- Was Jesus A Good Man
- How To Help Mankind
- On The Cross
- Equal Moral Standards
- Authority
- A Clean Sabbath
- Human Integrity
- Is It True
- Keep The Children At Home
- Teacher And Preacher
- Fear Of Doubts
- Bible-Backing
- Beggars
- Habits
- Can Poverty Be Abolished
- The Roman Catholic God
- Human Cruelty
- Infidelity
- Atheism
- Christian Happiness
- What God Knows
- The Meaning Of The Word God
- What Has Jesus Done For The World
- The Agnostic's Position
- Orthodoxy
- Ideas Of Jesus
- The Silence Of Jesus
- Does The Church Save
- Save The Republic
- A Woman's Religion
- The Sacrifice Of Jesus
- Fashionable Hypocrisy
- The Saturday Half-Holiday
- The Motive For Preaching
- The Christian's God
- Indifference To Religion
- Sunday Schools
- Going To Church
- Who Is The Greatest Living Man
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