+I. The Bible is a sword.+--1. _Like a sword, it is of no use till it
is unsheathed._ The Bible must not lie idle in the library or in the
intellect. Must be used.
2. _Like a sword, when it is unsheathed it cuts deeply._--Makes deep
gashes in the heart and conscience.
3. _Like a sword, it is a weapon of defence as well as of
offence._--"It is written."
+II. The Bible is the sword of the Spirit.+--1. _Because He inspired
it._ Those whom we call the sacred writers were its penmen; He alone
was its Author.
2. _Because He interprets it._--Its Author is also its interpreter.
Wherever it is carried He is, and in answer to the prayer of faith He
expounds its true meaning as far as saving truth is concerned.
3. _Because He wields it as the instrument of His victories._--Refer
to some of the remarkable revivals, to individual conversions.
+III. Our duty with regard to the Bible as the sword of the
Spirit.+--1. _Take it and study it._ Sword exercise.