Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-11-05
Many i4eresies Of Today.

Probably never in the history OF
Christian thought and teaching were
there SO many destructive heresies'
as today These are not in accord
among themselves. and the man who
does not like the truth of Gods Word
and has rejected the people of God
is greatly perplexed to know what one
of the many heresies he should adopt.
The followers of these heresies. as a
natural result. contend with each 9TH
er just as bitterly as any one of
them contends with the Gospel as ac-
cepted by the church through all of it's
history, everywhere, and by all tsem-
per. ubique, ct alb omnibus). And
never in the history of the church
we're Christians needing to be under
guard as today, for these false teach
ers are not always outside of the
church. Peter says they are among
you" In some cases they have re-
pudiated the church formally, but in
many cases they cling to the church.
wear its livery and pose as its teach
ers and leaders.
A tleresy of today may be one of
two things. 1t may be by an adding
to the Word OF God. or by omission or
ignoring some of it. There is hardly
a modern religious ead that does not
connect itself in some way with the
Bible The Bible may not be the chief
literary authority, but in this couD-
try the religionist must come to the
people with profession of love for
the Bible. The country is run over
give away religious literature, and
oftentimes this literature is professed-
ly based on the Bible. Paul avoided
heresy and told the elders of the
church at Ephesus that he had not
failed to declare unto them the whole
counsel of God The most prominent
of the modern teachers of the de
structive heresies' teach much that is
in the Bible, but they leave out much
which. if given out, would utterly
change their teaching. and it is be-
cause of this that we speak of their
teachings as heretical
Peter sums up the heresy in mind
in these words, denying the Lord
that bought them" Here we have a
safeguard when we come to define
heresies of destruction. They are in
one way or another denials of Jesus
Christ, either of his person or of some
| phase of his work. 1t is not worth
while for intelligent Christians to
worry about the little alterations
| from the orthodox doctrines concern.
ing many things. but when the per-
son or work of Christ is touched. then
it is their duty to become defenders
of the faith
| Person and Work of Jesus Christ.
The great question of questions is
What think ye of Christ-whose Son
is he?" We are confined to the work
/ of Christ as the Son of God. Now
briefly. what is the truth about the
| person of Jesus Christ? AS taught
by the church from the beginning il
| is that Jesus Christ is the very Son
of God born of the Virgin Mary, was
historically person in the days OF
Pontius Plate, was absolutely sinless
in his thought, teaching and life, died
as the only sufficient sacrifice for the
sins of the world rose again from the
dead, ascended into heaven, where be
now sits on the right hand of God
from whence he will come as judge
and to be the meditorial king or
earth. and after manifesting his
kingship in that form. will yield tha,
kingdom up to God, that God may be
all in ALL