The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-03

thianS "A.
The speaker said that during the
Dark Ages doctrines of demons" were
foisted upon the Church by Satan's
hosts Of fallen angels. The theory that
all not church members would go to
eternal torture brought In hundreds OF
millions. probably less than one per
cent OF whom would make any claim
to being followers Of Christ or Of seek
Ing to cultivate His spirit Of meek
ness, gentleness, patience. long-suffer-
ing. brotherly kindness. love. The
great majority manifest the reverse
spirit-anger, malice. hatred, envy,
strife-works Of the flesh and the Dew
Il. (Colossians 3:5. 8: Galatians 5:19-23:
/ John 3:S: Peter 1:5-7.) We see
them In Europe today-of all creeds-
doing their best to destroy each other,
to send each other to Purgatory or to
eternal torture! About ninety-Hve per
cent. Of these are called Christians.
Very few anywhere. the Pastor de-
clared, profess to follow Jesus and His
teachings. Christian standards have
been so lowered that today Christian
Is merely one who refrains from pro-
family and gross sins. This has come
about as q revulsion against the
thought that everybody except a mere
handful Of saints Is en- route to eternal
torture. Kind-hearted people could not
think of their friends as suffering
thus: so they moved down low the
standard for everlasting life
DsmonoIosy and the First Lie.
Lucifer through ambition became Sa-
tan, Gods opponent He led our first
parents into sin by his great falsehood,
I'VE shall not surely die" Genesis 3:4.)
This lie he has since supported person
ally and through bis demon hosts.
Now practically all believe the lie that
the dead are more alive than before
death. On this foundation Satan has
built up various false theories to de-
Jude humanity and drive them from
God and the promises of the Bible.
He tells them that at death the good
and the bad Immediately enter their
rewards or punishments. The errors
are skilfully framed. and teach that
Heaven can be gained only through
baptism In infancy. confirmation. holy
water. holy burial. masses. ETC. Satan
enlists on his side of the question all
who can profit by these practises.
"cather My Saints to Me-"
In the Bible God sets forth the True
Church Of the First-borns, written in
Heaven" Jesus is their Head; they
are all brethren and know no clergy
and laity. They are called saints
Gather My saints together unto Me.
those who have made Covenant with
Me by sacrifice" psalm 50:5; Romans
III. etc.) God will not use force. He
now gathers merely those having the
hearing ear and responsive heart A
New Epoch will soon open. and these.
under Christ, will constitute the Mes
sianic Kingdom. Then the worlds
blessing will begin; Satan will be
bound; ignorance and falsehood will be
swept away. All will know Of Gods
Love. passing all understanding. (ao-
mans 8:3S. 39) His glory win ill the
whole earth. Then all wilful sinners
will be destroyed. All others will be
brought to professionalism. Fl :3-5.
Some Of the best minds have been
driven from God and the Bible into
money-getting, society. intoxication-
anything to stop themselves from
thinking about the terrible possibili-
ties of future woe. If the true light
shines into any heart. transformation
begins Mt once: hence Satan's anxiety
to prevent peoples learning Of Gods
gracious Plan for human redemption.
For twelve centuries the Bible was
unused and the people misguided into
thinking the so-called Apostolic Bish-
ops had equal authority with the orig
inal Twelve Apostles. Man-made
creeds took the place of Gods Word.
which had a hard fight against the
clergy. who, self-deceived. thought they
were doing God service. BY degrees.
however. the people began to think
more for themselves. and the clergy
were forced to give them the Bible.
under dire threats Of eternal torment
to all who learned anything different
from the creeds.
In the past fifty years general edu-
cation has come. Satan realized he
must adopt new methods. He has az
fected to be an angel Of new light. |
e Cor. 11:1S-15., He has now gotten |
hold Of the colleges and seminaries. |
Few such ministers believe In the in
spiration Of the Bible or in the coming |
times Of Restitution" isaiah 1910,
II: ActS 3:10-21) II IL the duty Of all
who 80 the Truth toURt positively.
s-Come ont nom among them and be
- separate, saith the Lord. and win