Рассел этими словами показал, что если читать Библию всю подряд, как учебник истории, большого толка не будет.

А если её читать, как тест на IQ, то будет? Именно так, я смотрю, её нам и прдлогают читать.

IvanSav,


Читайте в оригинале, а не некоректные переводы и тогда все будет понятно.

If, then, the Lord has provided us with something in our day that other days than those of the Apostles knew nothing about, no matter how good nor how wise they were—for. us to ignore the line of teaching which has been thus developed would be, in our judgment, to ignore the Lord's providences. It is for each one to think for himself, however, and to guide his conduct in every way accordingly.
If the six volumes of SCRIPTURE STUDIES are practically the Bible topically arranged, with Bible proof-texts given, we might not improperly name the volumes—the Bible in an arranged form. That is to say, they are not merely comments on the Bible, but they are practically the Bible itself, since there is no desire to build any doctrine or thought on any individual preference or on any individual wisdom, but to present the entire matter on the lines of the Word of God. We therefore think it safe to follow this kind of reading, this kind of instruction, this kind of Bible study. *
Furthermore, not only do we find that people cannot see the divine plan in studying the Bible by itself, but we see, also, that if anyone lays the SCRIPTURE STUDIES aside, even after he has used them, after he has become familiar with them, after he has read them for ten years—if he then lays them aside and ignores them and goes to the Bible alone, though he has under¬stood his Bible for ten years, our experience shows that within two years he goes into darkness. On the other hand, if he had merely read the SCRIPTURE STUDIES with their references, and had not read a page of the Bible, as such, he would be in the light at the end of the two years, because he would have the light of the Scriptures…


THEY SHALL BE ALL TAUGHT OF GOD"
We would conclude, practically, that we could not under¬stand anything about the Bible except as it was revealed. We would, therefore, not waste a great deal of time doing what we know some people do, reading chapter after chapter, to no profit. We would not think of doing it. We would not think we were studying the Scriptures at all. We would think we were following the course that had been anything but profit¬able to ourselves and many others in the past—merely reading over the Scriptures. We would say that the same Heavenly Father who had guided us to this truth, to this understanding of the Scriptures as his children, if he had some further in¬formation for us he would bring it to our attention in some manner; and therefore we would not see the necessity of read¬ing the New Testament every day or every year; we would not consider that necessary. We would consider that the Scripture which says, "They shall be all taught of God," would imply that in his own appointed way God would bring to our atten¬tion whatever feature of divine truth would be "meat in due season for the household of faith."…

"SCRIPTURE STUDIES" NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BIBLE
This is not, therefore, putting the SCKIPTUKE STUDIES as a substitute for the Bible, because so far as substituting for the Bible, the STUDIES, on the contrary, continually refer to the Bible; and if one has any doubt as to a reference or if one'a recollection should lapse in any degree, one should refresh his memory, and, in fact, should see that his every thought is in harmony -with the Bible—not merely in accord with the SCBIP-TUBE STUDIES, but in accord with the Bible.
We might remark that quite a number of the friends in the Truth are making it a rule to read twelve pages of the SCRIP¬TURE STUDIES a day, and that we do not know one who has been following this course and making use of the various means of grace the Lord has provided (Dawn and testimony meetings and Sunday meetings and Pilgrim meetings and the Berean lessons, Manna text, etc.), who has gone out of the truth. We know a great many who, on the contrary, have been of the opinion that they knew these things long ago, while in fact they do not know half of what they did know—they have for¬gotten more than half of what they read and they are those who are now stumbling—going into outer darkness.
We are not wishing in this to say anything against one's poring over chapters that he does not understand and others do not understand, hoping that he might light on some truth. We have no objection to this. He has a perfect right to do so if he wishes. He has a right to spend weeks and years in this way if he chooses, but the chances even then are that when he does light on something he will have it all wrong.

On the other hand, if he had merely read the SCRIPTURE STUDIES with their references, and had not read a page of the Bible, as such, he would be in the light at the end of the two years, because he would have the light of the Scriptures…

С другой стороны, если он просто будет читать «Исследования Писания» и приводимые в труде ссылки, а непосредственно из Библии не прочтет и страницы, то по прошествии двух лет он будет во свете, потому что свет из Писания воссияет на него.

Но по моему делу тут не в переводах, а в понимании сказанного...

«ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ПИСАНИЯ» НЕ ЯВЛЯЮТСЯ ЗАМЕНОЙ БИБЛИИ
Поэтому речь не идет о том, чтобы сделать «Исследования Писания» заменой Библии, так как не заменяя Библию, «Исследования» вместо этого постоянно на нее ссылаются. Если у кого-то возникают сомнения в отношении какой-нибудь ссылки, или если кто-то не может всего вспомнить, то ему следует освежить память и удостовериться, что все его мысли находятся в соответствии с Библией — не просто в согласии с «Исследованиями Писания», но в согласии с самой Библией.

Да, у меня есть оригиналы СБ от первого до последнего номера, но диск с программой под 98, а у меня ХР, я уже приводил это где-то на сайте, а может это на форуме Евангелие.