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He who has a knowledge of God and His word through personal experience has a settled faith in the divinity of the Holy Scriptures. He has proved that God's word is truth, and he knows that truth can never contradict itself. He does not test the Bible by men's ideas of science; he brings these ideas to the test of the unerring standard. He knows that in true science there can be nothing contrary to the teaching of the word; since both have the same Author, a correct understanding of both will prove them to be in harmony. Whatever in so-called scientific teaching contradicts the testimony of God's word is mere human guesswork.

True science and the word of God are in complete harmony because both share the same Author. This paragraph presents a theological framework regarding the consistency of divine revelation and factual reality.

To such a student, scientific research will open vast fields of thought and information. As he contemplates the things of nature, a new perception of truth comes to him. The book of nature and the written word shed light upon each other. Both make him better acquainted with God by teaching him of His character and of the laws through which He works.

Scientific research and the study of nature, when viewed alongside scripture, reveal God's character and laws. This paragraph focuses on the spiritual and educational enrichment found in combining scientific study with scripture.

The experience of the psalmist is the experience that all may gain by receiving God's word through nature and through revelation. He says:

The psalmist's spiritual experience serves as an example of receiving God's word. It introduces scriptural quotations by describing the psalmist's religious experience.