Telegram-herald., 1890-12-15
BIBLE SPIRITUALISM
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discourse lsst evening. said hes
have no controversy With msn;
bat With doctrines. IL doetriaes are II
harmony with the Bible. accept them;
4 not, reject them. have charity for
az. and 10 not desire 70 pledge the mo
tises OF any man. .Eseh one viii give
an account of himself 10 Cod
Il shall Try and measure others a.
would wish 10 De rated Ia that scfSd-
tul day Hoping, therefore, that none
vii impngn my motives n this inyessi-
CATION, will proceed % the discussion
Of this solemn aud momentous subject,
and as foundation | have chosen
Scripture, found ia Tim, iy; l-3: Now
the spirit speaketn expressly that, in
the latter times, some shall depart from
the faith, giving heed TO sedueing spir-
is, and doctrines of devils; speaking
lies in hypocrisy; having their con-
science scared with hot iron; forbid
ding 70 marry, etc.
'My friends, this Scripture is clear
cut. None need make any mistake.
These are not simply the words of Paul,
bat the spirit spesketh expressly But
what spiritg Some disembodied spirit
OF a dead man? No, certainly not; for
We have before proven that the dead
know not anything What spirit, then,
we ask? Paul tells Us in III Tim, Iii, s:
All scripture is gwen by inspiration OF
God" III Pet. /, 81; Holy men of
God spake IA they were moved by the
Holy Ghost REV. Yer. Holy Spirit }
Then the Holy Spirit said that in the
latter times some should depart from
the faith mot depart from faith, but
the faith; and ia Eph. Iy. 5-6, we learn
that there IS 'One Lord, one faith, one
baptism, one God and Father of All,'
etc. Jude exhorts Us to Earnestly con-
tend for the faith once delivered unto
the saints
"The faith once delivered unto the
saints; what faith was tnat9 Jesus says
in His wonderful prayerf for His diciples,
John viii, ST have given unto them
the words which Thou gayest me; and
they received them, etc. Verse IA
Il have given them Thy word, Il have
declared unto them Thy name,' etc.
The faith once delivered can be
nothing else than the place of saliva
ton through Christ. belief in which is
essential TO salvation-Why contend
tor t? Because says Jude), There are
certain men crept in unawares
Ungodley men, turning the grace
(favor) of God into lasciviousness, and
denying the only Lord God and our
Lord Jesus Christ Peter il, /, 2. But
there were false prophets also among
the people, even as there shall be false
teachers among you who privily shall
bring In damnible heresies, even deny
ing the Lord that brought them, and
bring upon themselves swift destruc-
tlon,' And many shall follow their
pernicious ways; (lssclvious-margin) by
reason of whom the way of truth shall
be evil spoken Of This is an outline
Of what we may expect, when we reach
the time indicated in the text under
consideration. Have we reached that
time? Can we tell? What are the speci-
tications? Can we understand them?
We think so; if not; why advise us as to
what will come to pass IN the latter
days and yet we cannot tell when that
time arrives? Tim. iii, 1-5, gives US a
pen picture of what Will take place in
the latter days, some seventeen PROM
lnent sins, that will be prevalent in the
professed Church of Christ. Have we
reached that time? Please read the first
five verses and then compare with the
current news Of the day; read also Isa
xxx, Sill; Jer. v, 25-31 vi, 1919. Is not
this photograph of the religious side
of the subject OF our own time? Much
more might be given 10 show that we
have reached the latter times If so,
then this text must have its application.
When? Now, yes, even today, now.
Have we evidence that any have de-
parted from the faith? OF any who are
giving heed to seduclng spirits
and doctrines of devils, etc.
Yes, they are numbered by
thousands. Yea, millions advocate the
doctrine with numbers rapidly increas-
ing.
"'Some shall depart from the faith
says my next. AS no man can depart
from place to which he has never
been, so no man could depart from a
faith that he has never professedly en-
braced. There in the last days we
must expect TO find those denying the
truths Of revelation, which they once
believed iand advocated. Do we find
them? Plenty. 'In the last days scof-
ers shall curse says Pet. III, 3, etc.
Then, go far as the time is concerned,
we have located TINS Satanic dulision'
/ ,for such It certainly is) one IN the last
| days, latter times. says the text Civ
lng heed to seducing SPIRITS definition
| of seduce-'to draw aside from the
path Of rectitude and duty; TO enduce,
10 surrender chastity, to lure, entice,
mislead,' etc. A spirit then, who would
try 70 influence any IN the direction
I above described, certainly could not be
pure and holy spirit, not the spirit of
a just man. IL not a pure and holy
I spirit 1t must be the opposite. Ny
, text says That some shall give heed to
seducing spirits Is It possible7 Yes,
80 the Holy Spirit expressly tells US.
This brings me TO consider the fact that
SATIN vas once q high and holy angel;
and that ne fell from his exalted es-
tate. Ihe angels who sympathized
/ with him fell also. and were cast out Of
heaven 70 the earth, and have bad very
/ much % do n this mundane sphere,
much 20 do IN, aud with the affairs Of
men ever Snce. For proof please read
/ Ezkl xvii. ll-19. Under the symbol
Of the king Of Tyre, Satin and his his
/ tory sre closely brought 90 view. Also,
I JOB l. 6-22 H. IL. Matt " LII. FDh