The mostimportant question in religious thought is, "Is the Bible the Word of God?" Ifthe Bible is the Word of God, an absolutely trustworthy revelation from GodHimself of Himself, His purposes and His will, of man's duty and destiny ofspiritual and eternal realities, then we have a starting-point from which wecan proceed to the conquest of the whole domain of religious truth. But if theBible is not the Word of God, if it is the mere product of man's thinking,speculating, and guessing, not altogether trustworthy in regard to religiousand eternal truth, then we are all at sea, not knowing whither we are drifting,but we may be sure that we are not drifting toward any safe port.