take special care that we did not accept the teaching from anyone upon trust – but to cry mightily to God that He would convince us of the reality of the truth of His holy Word and cause us to learn by His own Spirit. Mr. Gifford said that if we accept the teachings of men without being certain that they are from God’s Word, then when temptations come, we will lack that help and strength from God’s Word to resist those temptations that we thought we had.
