The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-30

they must go down in tho wreck with
their predecessors.
8. The world (Which the devil offered
CHRISTI Is 80 heavy IL sinks every ship
that takes 1t aboard. Sanctify Greek
hagiadao, from ges. the world, and
alpha, noD. literally means take the
world out OF you" But what is the
flesh, the lust of the eye. and the pride
OF the life," that abomniable unholy
trinity; 1. e., hereditary deprsvity,
which is not removed In regeneration,
but only conquered, and grace given TO
keep IL in subgation, but which Is
utterly exterminated in sanetihcation.
o. Remember, before Satan offered
Jesus this world he had conquered 1t.
and held Is by conquest. as he does to-
day and even God calls him "the god OF
this world" III Cor, 4:4.) thus recog-
n'zinR his conquest. II Jesus had &C.
cepted this offor He and Gil the world
would have been ruined forever. Glory
to His name, He resisted and you and
are saved. why have all the great
churches fAllen?" Because when Satan
offered them the world they accepted II.
But II was Satan's world, hence
10 sunk them right down into Satan's
kingdom. John Wesley said. II am not
afraid that there will ever cease to be
am afraid that the Methodism will be.
come dead sect like others" He op-
posed building ane houses. observing,
Whenever we build fine churches we
will be dependent on rich men. Then
we are fallen people," Thus the
churches have fallen. Satan offered
the world. They took II and IL dragged
them down to hell. A worldly church,
called by whatever name, is the DEVILS
ohurch. Are there any saints in the
oev,is churches? 0 yes. there are.
10. Saaan Is great deceiver. He de-
oeived preachers and people by thous-
ends, making them think they are in
Gods church when they are in the
DEVILS. The Devil does everything in
his power to make you believe you are
q Christian and on your way to Heaven,
while he knows you are sinner and on
your way to hell. He especially de-
lights In grand and pompous funerals,
where eloquent preachers are preaching
the brother or sister up to Heaven and
at the same time they are down in hell.
comfort his rich, worldly members,
whereas, II they were Gods children,
the Holy Ghost would comfort them.
Satan Ia doing q mammoth business to-
day taking people to hell through his
churches.
IL. "Do you think these people are
honest?" Perhaps they are. But the
trouble Is Satan has deceived them,
transforming himself into an angel of
light" "a Cor. 2:l4), 1. 9. preacher
or leader, 80 they worship the devil
and perhaps will never know the differ
ence till they land in hell. Ahab be-
lieved he and his false prophets and
idolasrous people were.the true orthodox
succession Of Abraham, Moses and
Joshua,0snd Elijah was crank be-
cause he trou bled Israel. 10, but they
worshiped Baal" Don't you know that
Raal Ia Hebrew word which means
Lord? When they pray 10, Baal."
In our language IL would be. 10
Lord?" l. e., they believed they were
wsso,tshiping the true God Of Israel, while
Elijah and his little band were fannt-
les. So the idolaters thronging the
fallen churches betting the globe to-
day all believe they are true people of
God. Paul was as honest when m un-
converted preacher in the fallen Jewish
Church phil. $50 IS when q sanctifled
apostle he stood upon Areopagus and
Numbered against Athenian idolatry.
In the latter case his coincidence bore
him witness in the Holy Ghost" from.
o:D In the former his depraved con-
ooIThSo COErOOOThteu
Don't forget In the fall human con.
science passed over the Devil, and he
has had 1t ever since. Hence religious
people, in ell good conscience. have
killed sixty millions OF Gods people,
believing they were doing God SER
vice. When the high priest of Jerusa-
lem signed the death warrant of Jesus
Christ. doubtless he did it all in good
conscience for the glory OF God. But
what WAS the matter? The Devil had
his conscience. Religious people (the
Dsvils) would have killed me long ago
for the glory of God had not had the
protection Of civil law.
IL. NOW, Brother God bey, please tell
me how 1 can keep out of the hands of
the Devil and his false churches" I
will, with pleasure. Gods churches are
all founded on Christ, 1. g., the divine
nature, 1. O.. holiness. The great end
in view being the importation OF the
divine nature to fallen humanity. Eou-
ness Is the antithesis of worldiness. All
the great churches were born in holi-
ness revival, but sadly the most Of them
have accepted Satsn's offer, the world,
and are fallen. We can't hold on to
holiness and compromise with the
world; Holiness is the bright heavenly
strand, whence every gospel ship Is
launched. So long as she keeps her
mornings on that golden strand. she
WILL never founder. But alas? II she
once sever these moorinRs she becomes
the sport OF the billow and the wreck
OF the storm. Every church which has
given up holiness as her landmark, has
gone TO the dogs and the Devil.
Read the Episcopal address of 1894
Tin my "Christian Perfection" psge
1897. 1t Is Gods alarm cry to Method
ism to hue tha ooldan aho~a 30 49,