The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15

.UsoIZk kO2olllJ The Pastor de
clared that we are
gradually awakening to the fact thai
the world does not love God, and thai
few Of he churches recognize Him as
the gracious Heavenly Father. Al
though the Bible tells US that God Is
Love. that His mercy endureth for.
ever. and that from Him comes every
good and perfect gift. nevertheless the
doctrines of demons instilled into our
minds from childhood have bindered
US from approaching these statements.
Back In the Second Century, when
Bibles were very expensive and few
people could read. Satan laid the foun-
dation for gross errors. The clergy be-
gan to claim that the bishops were sue
cessors to the twelve Apostles, thus
implying that their teachings were Of
cquaI authority. Nobody was allowed
10 preach unless authorized. or ordain.
ed. by these so-called Apostolic Bish
ops The result was the separation of
the Church as the clergy-the public
being called children Of the Church.
Conditions During the Dark Ages.
Later the Apostolic Bishops. with
Emperor Constantine. started creed.
making. Thereafter creeds took the
place of Bible study: for the Emperor
decided that the Nicene Greed was the
standard Of Orthodoxy. and that who
ever differed from its teachings was q
hcretic and subject to persecution.
THIS condition lasted twelve hundred
years When we consider how much
error could be brought into the Church
that our creeds are more than half
error. and that the doctrines Of de-
mons so leavened the whole mass that
II became Injurious to spiritual health
Matthew 1876. IL. ~: Luke 1921.
Then the authority Of the Apostolic
Bible began to be sought and studied.
bGt all who did this were esteemed
herefics. Finally the people insisted
that they be permitted to read the !!
words Of Jesus and the original Twelve |
Tho pscudo-apostles ,Reveation %,
people the Bible In the vernacular
Both Catholics and Protestants warn
ell the people that the others edition
was especially wrong. The object was
to prevent Bible study.
The same spirit Is manifested every
where yet Whoever agrees with the
crecds Is tolerated by his own class.
Whoever presents the Bible without
sectariap bias Is branded a heretic;
and vilification henped upon him Is
reckoned service To God however false
What Are Doctrines Of Oenons?"
Doctrines of demons. the Pastor ex.
planned. are various falsehoods design
ed to misrcpresent Gods dealings and
character. and thus to hinder Gods
Message from tuking effect In human (
hearts. The Almighty could have pre- {
vented SATIN from practising deception
mud slandering the Divine character.
But it is not Gods purpose to use force
In gathering the Church He sent forth
His Message. that those hearing should
have opportunity Of responding volun-
Peter IA q
Personally and through his demon {
host. Satan seeks 10 misrepresent Gods '
Message. y Corinthians A., lie in I
iuced Us to believe that before mans /,
rention God had made a great place :,
'aIled He'll. supplied with fireIroof dev-
Is and fuel to last Ia all eternity. and
hen made man. knowing that nearly Q
everybody would 20 there. Additional. a
y. we were taught that we would he
'endered understandable in order thut
'ur iorments might last eternally. No b
human mind ever invented such doc +
rines They are the work OF demons. r
o separate US from God and His Word. =
hrough preachers. evangelists. and the =
reeds hamlcd down frum the past
SATIN began this opposition to God c
y telling Mother Eve that her sin II
you'd not bring death. as God had
aid: and he has continued the state Il
nent until the whole world are con- b
inced thar when men die. they are 81
lore alive than ever. This is the FUN =
amentnl doctrine Of demons. upou
'hirh are based all the false doctrines
hat have troubled us The Bible saws.
The dead know not anything; THE
ages OF sin Is death"
These doctrines of demons include Y