Graham guardian., 1916-08-11

nre snail try every mans work OF
what sort It is."--1 Corinthians 3:13.
The Pastor declared that his text
was one Of many Scriptures which ap-
ply to our day. The reference Is not
to a twenty-four-hour day, but to q
period of time In the end Of this Cos
pei Age, during which things will be
different from what they had been
before. The context shows that the
text deals only with Christians; for
these alone build upon Christ. One
class builds with the truths Of Gods
Word; the other, with the wood. hay
and stubble Of tradition and creeds Of
the Dark Ages. The light Of knowl.
edge Is consuming the false-faith
structures Of the majority Of professed
Christians. In discarding the errors
OF the past many have also discarded
true faith In God and His Word.
Those whose faith structures are un.
harmed are only those who understand
Gods Word
The Scriptures show that God has
divided the history Of the world under
its sin and death experiences into six
great Days Of thousand years each.
to be followed by a great Sabbath Day.
God has given fallen man this Work
Week In which to demonstrate what
the race can do toward their own up
lift, to prove whether they can manage
themselves. Mankind have tried In
vain to overcome the weaknesses and
infrmities Of the race-mental. moral
and physical. Gradually the whole
world is being convinced that unless
the Almighty shall assist them. they
are hopeless.
We have reached the end Of mans
Work Week. Now Is the Day Of reck.
oning. We are living In the Day OF
the Lord. in which occur special trials.
blessings and enlightenment As the
fire Of trouble spreads. the light of
Truth spreads also The whole world
is being involved This is exactly
what the Bible has predicted Cor this
Day Of the Lord
"Ths Fire OF That Day.
The Scriptures represent God as q
consuming Fire and as Light. Gle
brews 1920: / John 1:5.) Both figures
Of speech apply to Him The sun is
ball of fire and source of light. God
Is consuming fire to every form Of In
iquity, Of injustice. Therefore all sys-
tens founded upon selfishness and In.
equity must 20 down in this great Day
Of the Lord. when He has risen to
shake terribly the earth. to shake down
all unrighteousness.- Isaiah 2:12-22
In this present time Of trouble and
distress of nations. there is blessing
for ''the children Of the light" while
the consuming fire ia destroying every.
thing wrong. This fire Is burning up
false faith and false doctrines. togeth.
er with oil that Is built Herewith
Much that Is taught and accepted ~
Truth Is utterly subversiye OF all true
faith and doctrine. The Ere Of God In
this Day of Christ will destroy all this
false teaching and the works thereof.
The great universities Of Europe and
America today are hot-beds Of infidel.
ity. although the majority Of them
were originally established for the
Christian education of our youth. To
day there are few Christian colleges
Young people sent 10 these institutions
Of learning soon lose faith In the Bible
as the Word Of God. The Hres Of
knowledge almost consume their faith
In God. These young people need our
help; for many Of them wish to be.
lieve. II only they knew what In right
what Is true.
When We tell them about the fall
Of Adam. the Redemption In Christ.
the selection Of the Church during this
Gospel Age. and the blessing of all
mankind during the next Age. when
the willing and obedient shall. through
the Messianic Kingdom. be helped out
Of sin and death Into life and peace.
we give them something that Is soul.
satisfying. The Evolution theory. on
the other hand, is poor comfort to a
hungry. sorrowing heart.
Tho Scriptures Indicate that every
thing except the Truth and structures
built thereupon win be consumed In
this Day. begun more than forty years
ago. Not only the ecclesiastical
heavens" but the social "earth." with
all It's elements-political. financial,
etc.-will be burned. The fire win last
even down into the Millennial Age: for
our God Is irreconcilably opposed to
all injustice, fmpurity and unrighteous.
ness. After His work has been accom-
plished, ours will be clean world
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