The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-12

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of genial disposition, eminently prope,
in his conduct, and to the world seem
to be deeply spiritual, but at the same
time be utterly devoid of power.
Satan's Modern Tactics.
But there is an application OF the
words other than to the individual
man. Satan, the malicious adversary
OF man since his creation. is working
today as vigorously as ever and he
makes use of the best methods with.
In his power. In the earlier days Of
ignorance and superstition he worked
through terror. He threatened men
who would not follow him with death,
oftentimes in its most painful and re-
voting form. and as long as this
method worked. for Satan is a prag-
matist OF the finest type, he employed
It.
This method prevailed through
many centuries with varying success
At the close OF the middle ages Satan
used this method through the corrupt
Christian church because into that
church ignorance and superstition had
crept and we're dominant, so that autos
da-fe. wheels OF torture and other
horrible physical torments were used
to make men yield the truth in Christ
Jesus. The method OF force was not
always physical torture. Satan has
entered the intellectual field and has
tried, by force OF human wisdom. to
compel men to give up the truth 50
we had the days OF deists. skeptics
and inhdels Of various kinds. These,
however, are rarely before us now
and anyone that would pose as an
open infidel and an opposer of the
essentials of Christianity, would have
a small following.
The Form Of Godliness.
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has the same malice and is deter
mined to ruin the souls of men and
women. He does this through ennis
saries on the earth who have taken
on them the form of godliness. Never
in the history of the world have there
been so many men and societies pro
Tossing to be the teachers OF the
truths of the Bible as today. and yet
many OF these are simply the ennis.
saries of Satan. Paul tells in Cor
II: 1915: "For such are false apos'
ties, deceitful workers, Transforming
themselves into the apostles OF Christ
And no marvel; for Satan himself d
transformed into an angel of light
Therefore 1t is no great thing II his
ministers also be transformed as the
ministers of righteousness; whoss
end shall be according to Their
works"
These men, and sometimes women
pose as teachers of the Word and
take to themselves great virtue be
cause they denounce other professet
teachers of the Word as lnsincere, and
thus secure a very large following
in many cases. Many OF these seem
to be very sincere themselves and al
tract many from churches where pos
sibly the pastors are not true to the
Word of God and are merely preach
ers of ethics, or possibly are casting
doubts on the authority and INTEGRITY
of the Holy Scriptures.
Suggested Remedies.
What is the remedy for this evil
We must first test the systems wheth
er they possess the power of God OF
not. This, in its last analysis, means
holy life and an equally holy spirit
and here the acid test must be wei
coined OF the modern Satanic De
luslons there is hardly one but breaks
down at this point. In all cases the
founders of these delusions are mol
right with God, and are soon known
not 10 De right with man.
From the days OF the apostles 70
the present time there has been
faith once for all delivered to the
saints that has not changed.
If person hasN been reared in the
Baptist, Episcopalian, Methodist Pres
byterian. Lutheran, or, indeed, in an!
one OF several other communions %
has certain great truths on which
these bodies agree. He may be unior
tunate enough not to have a faithiul
pastor, but he has the teachings Oh
his church. often in printed iorhN
which is substantially true to the COS
pei Let him hold to these whatever
may be the issue.
OF course, the best answer to these
deluslons lisa comprehensive know
edge OF the Bible, but many Chrls
tians who do not have this know
edge, and consequently cannot use "
are deluded by these teachers When
these false systems are presented "
the Christian he should steady hlnr
self little. He may not be able
meet the arguments that are hurleu
against him, and they are sometime
from the Bible standpoint. Stand'nss
firm and asking God for help. he w,n
soon get his feet and be on sa''
ground.