The Only Way Out of the Dark

Helen Adams Keller American Author and Lecturer

Helen Keller once said, "truly the Bible, the teaching of our Savior, is the only way out of the dark."


The Bible is more than any man or all men have ever said of it.
It is the record of the progressive revelation of God through the religious experiences of his chosen people.
As such, it is a miraculous, supernatural revelation. The Bible is the world's greatest book and earth's best seller.

In spite of all this, it is often buried beneath other books or papers, pushed into a remote corner, or given a place where spiders spin their webs. Consequently, there is an appalling, widespread ignorance of its contents.

Holy Bible

When a little girl was asked if she knew anything that was in the Bible, her answer was shocking and revealing. "Yes," she said "there's a pressed rose from Aunt Molley's grave, a lock of Grandpa's hair, and insurance receipt, and Papa's Masonic emblem."

On a simple Bible test given to 99 high school students,

• 44 did not know who Joseph was,

• 51 would not place Luke,

• 46 did not know who Herod and Pilate were,

• 60 did not know the name of the mother of Jesus,

• 10 did not know where Christ was born,

• 5 did not know the opening phrase of the Lord's Prayer, and

• 90 did not know where to find the Ten Commandments.

College students didn't do any better.
Out of 281, all but 12 of which had attended Sunday school regularly,

• 222 failed to identify Matthew as the tax collector who became a disciple;

• 208 could not recall who the father of Joseph and his brothers was;

• 107 did not know what book the Ten Commandments are in;

• 183 could not recognize Solomon as the famous wise man of the Old Testament and

• 169 did not know a single parable of Jesus.

World War II Soldier

A soldier during the World War II was hit above the heart by a small shell.
He carried a small New Testament in his shirt pocket.
The shell struck the Testament and the soldier lived.
He exclaimed, "I will never go anywhere again without a Bible; it saved my life."

Many a person can say, "The Bible saved my life," because instead of carrying it in their pockets, as fine as that is, they hide its teachings in their hearts. It points them to the One who saves. On every page there is light,love, and life.

Dwight L. Moody once said, "Sin will keep you from this book, but this book will keep you from sin."
Many of the tragedies in our lives, homes and nation today are due to our neglect of God's Word. The Bible is God's book, and we should read it as never before. It will lead us out of the dark.

Let all the plans that men devise

Assault that book with treacherous art;

I'll call them vanity and lies,
And bind that Bible to my heart.

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