Section 14
and Christians have the Bible, but many of them hold the Bible in a superstitious way. Some Chris tians have told me that if they do not place the Bible beside their pillow or on their table, they have no peace to sleep at night. They think the Holy Bible will keep the demons away from them. This is superstition. Other Christians use the Bible to find guidance in an extraordinary way. They open the Bible, point their finger to a certain place, and follow the leading given in whatever verse they locate. It is terrible and ab solutely superstitious to handle the Scriptures in this way.
Of course, most orthodox Jews and genu ine Christians do not handle the Bible in such a superstitious way, but they do not take the Scriptures in a real and living way. They care for the teachings in letters; they do not care for Christ, the living Person. In John 5:39-40 the Lord Jesus told the Jewish religionists that they searched the Scriptures for knowledge, yet would not come to Him for life. Today many Chris tians are in the same category. The Bible does not mean much to them in life and reality.
Keeping the Outward Form in Letter
Some religious people keep the outward form