The Washington times., 1914-11-28

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been falling into errors, into unbelief-
some being turned aside from the SIM
plicity Of the Gospel Message Of the
Redemption through the death Of Christ,
and others having their faith entirely
shipwrecked.
We might say that the evil day Is
reaching its climax and changing Its
form. The errors themselves have lost
their charm and are proving more and
more unsatisfactory to those who have
been deceived by them. Now. in the
great time of overwhelming Trouble the
deceived ones are beginning to feel their
ioss-their loss OF faith in the Bible,
their loss Of faith in everything-some
even realizing that they are goddess
! without God and having no hope in the
world" 1t is a pitiable condition.
! Would that I could speak the word
| which would assist these and guide them
to right understanding Of the Bible
and true faith In God. based upon q
! reasonable and Scriptu-al understanding
| Of the Divine Character and Plan!
What a sad spectacle presents itself
| on every hand, and how perplexed the
, world in general is with what we see,
! and how few have any knowledge or
any word Of real comfort or encourage
ment to offer! For forty years the
world has been crying. Peace! Peace
For forty years two hundred thousand
| professed representatives Of Christ have
been telling the world that Christ has
been reigning and conquering the earth.
| and that soon every knee will bow to
Him-perhaps deceiving themselves on
the subject. while others are being de-
ceived Now. as the grand climax Of all
this Misrepresentation of Gods real
! character and Plan and Kingdom, the
war is laundering, the world is in amaze
! ment, and new armies and new battle
fields are continually being formed-a
great confagration in Europe, as the
newspapers declare, beginning OF q
! corroboration of St. Peters declaration
| that the social earth is to be consumed.
lss,ee0 Preachers Fallen.
or the two hundred thousand protessed
| ministers of Christ probably one hun
| dred and eighty thousand declare pri-
vately. If not publicly, that they have
no faith in the Bible as Gods inspired
Message to His people. The other twenty
thousand are sadly confused, while still
| clinging to the Bible as the Divine Word.
The truth with all these ministers is
| that they have been giving heed to the
! creeds and traditions Of men formulated
n the Dark Ages, and have been neg
! lecting their study Of the Bible. They
| have failed to heed the words Of our
| text: hence they are not standing we'll
f! in the present time. Those who have
rejected the Bible (nine-tenths Of the
whole have already fallen most alb
, jectly, while the tenth that arc still
standing are so shaken, confused, un-
reliable, as to be able to do little for
| themselves or for their focks.
! II such condition prevail amongst the
ministers. what might we expect Of the
Christian people who pay them for in
struction, who have been overcharged in
business and pleasure and are now, like
! their leaders, falling into the ditch Of
unbelief. uncertainty, perplexity? 1t is
! a sad spectacle. Only comparatively
few OF Gods people have followed the
Apostles advice. have put on the whole
arnor of God and are able to stand
firmly, strongly, confidently, intelli-
| gently. equipped with the helmet. the
| breastplate, the shield, the sword and
| the sandals of Divine Truth
Bible Study Imperative.
! In accord with the Lords Word, we
! are seeking to sound an alarm, not for
| the benefit Of those who have fallen, but
| in the interest of those who are treIn-
! bling and in danger of falling. The
! Divine provision for our day is so won
! derful that even babes in Christ"
starved for the milk Of the Word, may
| ing food, and become clear in the knowl-
| edge of God and in proper understand
ing Of the Bible, thus being enabled to
| rejoice in this evil day and to assist
| others
So wonderful is the Divine provision
! Of Truth that those without the helmet
protecting their intellects from the vari-
Gus conflicting theories and creeds NAV