The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-05-14
What Constitutes tho Key9

What Constitutes the Key?
The Key of knowledge consists OF
the faithful study of Gods Word. with
an honest purpose to know the things
that are freely given unto US of God
This implies a conservation of heart,
for none others would really desire
that they might do the Divine will
And this implies also a faith in our
Lords promise that He that doeth "the
will of My Father shall know of the
doctrine" John vii, I'D 1t is this con-
secrated, conscientious Bible study that
Is lacking today-that is being discour-
aged today by the great teachers AID
Doctors of Divinity.
Everything calculated to help Bible
study, to get rid of the darkness of the
creeds and superstittons of the past.
is opposed-but not openly. The Doc
tors of Divinity of our day, like those
or Jesus day, are wise and act as
though they do know. But they do not
know; they oppose real Bible study
not openly, but secretly, "for fear of the
people" Mark XII, 80; xii, 10 The
great religious leaders of the Jews
were marked by our Lord as being less
conscientious. less honest, than the
masses of the people. Concerning the
people we read that Jesus was moved
with compassion when He beheld the
multitude, that they were like sheep
without a shepherd"
And is it not so today also? Are not
many of Gods people hungering and
thirsting for the Truth, and greatly
perplexad and discouraged because. GO
ing time after time to the religious
leaders, they have received instead of
bread "a stone" instead of a fish "a
serpent'-a false doctrine. a devilish
misrepresentation of the AImighty's
character and Plan in respect to hui
mainly! These devilish doctrines of
the Dark Ages st. Paul calls doc
trines of demons" because the demons,
the fallen angels. evidently have propa-
gated them They are to be found
amongst all of the heathens, but no.
where in any worse form nor as bad
as amongst Christians of all denomina-
tons. Is there not therefore a great
responsibility resting upon every con-
scientious minister Of the Gospel, that
he should step out from amongst the
mass of the Doctors Of Divinity, who
are hiding the Key of knowledge and
misleading the Lords trusting sheep of
nominal Christendom?
Impossible to Deceive the Very Elect"
As we have already shown they can
not keep penned, nor keep asleep, nor
keep the knowledge from the sanity |
ones who constitute "the very elect"
Our Lord, speaking of this time, said |
that the receptions would be such that |
they would deceive. IL possible, "the |
very elect" but in their case deception
will not be possible, for the True Shep-
herd Himself will help them But, oh. |
what weeping of disappointment. and |
what chagrin and gnashing of teeth
will come shortly to the 'false shep-
herds" to the Key-hiding Doctors of
Divinity, when they find that with ali
their endeavors to bolster up shams
and superstitions in which they them
selves do NOT believe. the entire fabric
Of Churchianity will collapse. as the
Scriptures predict!
1t is quite unnecessary that I press
the lesson of this text; leave the mat
ter before you-not merely before this
of Brooklyn. but before
the twelve millions of readers whom
The Newspaper Syndicate assure us
come in contact with my weekly dis
courses. God will urge and press the
Pearl of Great Price" upon nobody.
It is for sale to those who win give
he priceaH that they hare God has
adopted plans and methods which will
demonstrate and prove the class wor-
ny of share In Messiah's Kingdom.