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    "THE 
   

    TRUTH 
   

    SHALL 
   

    MAKE 
   

YOU

    FREE" 
   

the

    words 
   

of

    truth 
   

;

    that 
   

    thou 
   

    mightest 
   

    answer 
   

the

    words 
   

of

    truth 
   

to

    them 
   

    that 
   

    send 
   

    unto 
   

    thee 
   

7"

1

You

    must 
   

buy

the

    truth 
   

at

the

    cost 
   

of

    your 
   

    time 
   

and

    effort 
   

    spent 
   

in

    searching 
   

    God's 
   

    writ- 
   

ten

    Word, 
   

    doing 
   

so

    without 
   

    religious 
   

    bias 
   

and

    prejudice 
   

.

    Otherwise 
   

you

    will 
   

be

    like 
   

the

    reli- 
   

    gious 
   

    leaders, 
   

    "ever 
   

    learning, 
   

and

    never 
   

    able 
   

to

    come 
   

to

the

    knowledge 
   

of

the

    truth 
   

."

The

    divine 
   

    instruction 
   

    given 
   

    through 
   

one

of

    Jesus' 
   

    faith- 
   

ful

    disciples 
   

who

    continued 
   

in

His

    word 
   

and

    came 
   

to

    know 
   

the

    truth 
   

is

:

    "Study 
   

to

    shew 
   

    thy- 
   

    self 
   

    approved 
   

    unto 
   

    God, 
   

a

    workman 
   

    that 
   

    need- 
   

eth

not

to

be

    ashamed, 
   

    rightly 
   

    dividing 
   

the

    word 
   

of

    truth 
   

."

To

    enable 
   

you

    thus 
   

to

buy

the

    truth 
   

and

    thereafter 
   

    continue 
   

in

it

and

    "sell 
   

it

    not", 
   

    this 
   

    book 
   

is

    published 
   

.

    Through 
   

all

the

    following 
   

    pages, 
   

    this 
   

    book 
   

    will 
   

    continue 
   

in

His

    word, 
   

and

    those 
   

    pages 
   

    will 
   

set

out

the

    scriptures 
   

in

    sup- 
   

    port 
   

of

the

    truth, 
   

as

    quoted 
   

    principally 
   

    from 
   

    three 
   

    versions 
   

of

the

    Bible, 
   

the

    Catholic 
   

    Douay 
   

    Version 
   

    (Douay), 
   

the

    King 
   

    James 
   

or

    Author- 
   

    ized 
   

    Version 
   

(A

.V

.),

and

the

    American 
   

    Revised 
   

    Version 
   

(A

.R

.V

.)

.

    Each 
   

    such 
   

    citation 
   

of

    Scrip- 
   

    ture 
   

    will 
   

set

out

the

    particular 
   

    book 
   

of

the

    Holy 
   

    Scriptures, 
   

    then 
   

the

    chapter 
   

    thereof, 
   

and

    then 
   

the

    verse 
   

or

    verses 
   

;

as,

for

    example, 
   

2

    Timothy 
   

3

:

7

and

2

    Timothy 
   

2

:

15,

for

the

two

    scripture 
   

    texts 
   

    quoted 
   

in

the

    above 
   

    paragraph 
   

.

    Man's 
   

    chief 
   

and

    most 
   

    vital 
   

    study 
   

is

God

and

His

    pur- 
   

    pose 
   

.

    pose 
   

.

    Rightly 
   

our

    consideration 
   

    begins 
   

    with 
   

him

.

1

    Quotations 
   

are

    from 
   

    Proverbs 
   

23

;

23

;

22

:

20,

21

.

94 “THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE” the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?” ? You must buy the truth at the cost of your time and effort spent in searching God’s written Word, doing so without religious bias and prejudice. Otherwise you will be like the religious leaders, “ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” The divine instruction given through one of Jesus’ faithful disciples who continued in His word and came to know the truth is: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” To enable you thus to buy the truth and thereafter continue in it and “sell it not”, this book is published. Through all the following pages, this book will continue in His word, and those pages will set out the scriptures in support of the truth, as quoted principally from three versions of the Bible, the Catholic Douay Version (Douay), the King James or Authorized Version (A.V.), and the American Revised Version (A.R.V.). Each such citation of Scripture will set out the particular book of the Holy Scriptures, then the chapter thereof, and then the verse or verses; as, for example, 2 Timothy 3:7 and 2 Timothy 2:15, for the two scripture texts quoted in the above paragraph. Man’s chief and most vital study is God and His purpose. Rightly our consideration begins with him. 1 Quotations are from Proverbs 23:23; 22:20, 21.