The Detroit times., 1910-05-07


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Sometimes on a battlefield IL would
appear as though each man were light
ing for himself. All battle lines seem
lost in the confusion: yet in the end
the victory will show the same clear
cut distinctions as prevailed in the
/ beginning of the battle According to
the Great Teacher the entire human
family is either on one side or on the
other side OF a great battle between
right and wrong, truth and error, Goi
and Satan. There is no doubt what
ever as to how the battle will end
God will have the victory. Indeed
the Bible assures us that at any time
he could quickly put an end to the
conflict deliver his saints, overthrow
Satan and his empire etc. The Di-
vine promise is that this will be done
: in Gods due time"-whe1 the church
will be completed and changed by the
power OF the First Resurrection. ana
| the time shall come for the establish
ment OF Messiah's Millennial King
dom for the blessing of all the ma
lions of the earth.
! Is IL asked why the long delay o.
now six thousand years that sin has
triumphed two thousand OF this since
Messiah died for the redemption OF
sinners and their release from the
death sentence? The answer is that
during these nineteen centuries those
whom He has favored with some
knowledge OF His will--testing their
loyalty 10 Him, to His Law. 10 His rep
, resentatives-He is testing because
He seeks To- find. amongst those pro
Tossing loyalty. such as have the prin-
Ciples of righteousness at heart. our
present Study shows how some at the
First Advent were thus tested and we
know that throughout these nineteen
centuries the experience OF the foot
step followers OF the NaZarene have
been similar 20 His own Frequently
they have been hated without cause
maligned misunderstood, slandered-
sometimes by Acknowledgements OF
honorable standing In every such in
stance we are to remember that there
are but two sides TO the conflict--the
side of God. truth righteousness and
the side OF error falsehood Satan
As we see how blindly scribes and
Pharisees and Doctors Of the Law
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evil against Him. we perceive that
really they were on Satan's side. As
we see Saul OF Tarsus stoning stephen
90 death and others prosecuting fol
lowers Of Jesus, we see clearly that
they were in Satan's service. deluded
lby him and, IN some instances. we are
assured that these servants OF Satan
and unrlghteousness verify thought
that they did God service. Let us,
therefore. be on guard along these
lines remembering the words OF the
Great Teacher. "Ye cannot serve God
land mammon." He that is not for
Me is against Me" Vie that gather
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Alas. how many noble people have IN
Willingly been on the wrong side OF
1.-The great controversy fightiul
against God and the Truth. ignorantly
ldeluded by the Adversary BY per
hitting this conflict and the measure
Icf darkness. God Is the more effective
lly trying. testing. those whom he ha:
called 90 be his people. Not only ar'
we tried directly as 20 the side we vii
take. but. I'm a secondary sense. we az,
tried as respects our humility Thos,
who are honest OF heart aud who max,
1.-THE mistake OF fighting against Go,
when their eyes are opened, have
great test OF humility in the matte
of confession Of their error and be