Is The Bible Worth Reading, and Other Essays

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Lemuel Kelley Washburn. Is The Bible Worth Reading, and Other Essays

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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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That depends. If a man is going to get his living by standing in a Christian pulpit, I should be obliged to answer, Yes! But if he is going to follow any other calling, or work at any trade, I should have to answer, No! There is absolutely no information in the Bible that man can make any use of as he goes through life. The Bible is not a book of knowledge. It does not give instruction in any of the sciences. It furnishes no help to labor. It is useless as a political guide. There is nothing in it that gives the mechanic any hint, or affords the farmer any enlightenment in his occupation.

If man wishes to learn about the earth or the heavens; about life or the animal kingdom, he has no need to study the Bible. If he is desirous of reading the best poetry or the most entertaining literature he will not find it in the Bible. If he wants to read to store his mind with facts, the Bible is the last book for him to open, for never yet was a volume written that contained fewer facts than this book. If he is anxious to get some information that will help him earn an honest living he does not want to spend his time reading Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Kings, Psalms, or the Gospels. If he wants to read just for the fun of reading to kill time, or to see how much nonsensical writing there is in one book, let him read the Bible.

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The cross everywhere is a dagger in the heart of liberty.

A miracle is not an explanation of what we cannot comprehend.

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