Proverbs 22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which your fathers have set. I. SOME OF THE LANDMARKS THREATENED. 1. Those of doctrine. The deity of Christ. Salvation by atonement. The necessity for regeneration. 2. Those of Christian life. Laxity in doctrine results in laxity of life. II. REASONS WHY THESE LANDMARKS SHOULD BE LEFT. Loyalty to God as King forbids us from tampering with them, and affection to Him as a Father says, "Respect them." They are the ramparts of the Church. They are the foundations of all true happiness, and the men who have most faithfully stood by them, and most humbly paid homage to them, have been the men who have been the glory of the Church. (Archibald G. Brown.) Parallel Verses KJV: Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.WEB: Don't move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have set up. |
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