The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-03-25

the book Of Job
e.sss ~ -. so clearly shows.
1t is no' NY purpose, however, in TINS
sermon TO discuss the personality OF
Satan but to speak of the ohJect OF
his deepest hatred, whether we tlilnK
of him as i; person or merely as an
influence. 1t is the Bible more than
anything else on the earth WHICH Is the
object Of Satans most intense hatreo.
First. because in the Bible alone
there is the full revelation of Cod. X
Satan can liscredit the Book he can
do away with our knowledge OF the
true God.
Outside of the Bible there are three
particular spheres wherein man has
constantly sought to know God. These
three spheres are nature, science ana
philosophy. Concerning Latarc IT IS
true as we read In Rom. 20, "Iha
invisible things Of Him from the crea-
ton Of the world are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that
are made; even his eternal power and
Godhead" But. Gods nature. which
is love-. and His character, which Is
gracious is not to be found in ma
ture. Indeed the very opposite is
found there. When we come to exam.
inc nature, instead Of being drawn to
it's God, we are rather repealed BY
what we find in the way Of cruelty.
Think of the birds Of the air feeding
upon otheS living Creatures. the
beasts Of the field preying upon one
another; and even man. the browning
work of nature, must admit as being
true the accusation of the poet. Mans
humanity to man makes countless
thousands mourn
Again. there are some who turn to
science for their understanding Of the
true God because of the OrQerlinesS
and exactitude found by various scien-
;ific Investigations. They feel they
come to know God without coming to
the Book. The difficulty is that In
sciences there is continual change.
What is true today may tomorrow be
found erroneous. The result is neces-
sarily changing God, and the heart
OF man cries out for God who is
the same yesterday. today and for
ever: one who through all the Chang.
ing vicissitudes of human life, will be
found Interchangeable; always showing
forth unGuenchable love and infinite
wisdom. The textbooks of science
are continually changing, constantly
being revised as research makes
change necessary because of new dis.
cover!es. But the Bible, like It's Au-
thor. remains unchanged through all
the ares.
Again philosophy claims to find sat.
isfactory God for its devotees, but the
best philosophy can do for us is to
present IAN unknown Cod and we
are forced to become like the reason
ers In Athens long ago and, after do
ing all we know, erect an altar To 1.-THE
unknown God" But the unknown
God of philosophy is the One who has
been pleased TO reveal Himself upon
the pages of the Bible.
It has therefore been the continuous
purpose and constant effort Of Satan
to deny nr distort the Word of God
because he is aware that in no other
place can full knowledge of the true
God be found. He began this effort
away back in the Garden of Eden
where he first uttered through the
mouth of the serpent his age-old ques-
ton, YEA. hath God said?" tGen. 3:1).
He would have man doubt the fact of
having a revelation from God, doubt
as to whether God had spoken Mt all,
whether man had indeed ard in truth
y~.1 A.,to h1e
never ceased To ask this same cues
ton, and the writings fof destructive
critics who question the fact of di-
rect revelation from God, are as much
inspired of him as the serpent was
when first this question was used for
the purpose of stealing away mans
knowledge of God.
Without the Bible we soon come to
the place of those of whom it is writ
ten in Judges q 20, "Every man did
that which was right in his own eyes,"
This is lawlessness or anarchy: which
Is another word for Satan's rule. Tho
growth Of lawlessness today is pro-
p0rtiOnate to the measure in which the
people turn from the Bible as the true
standard of conduct; where the Bible
is held in reverence there we find up
right and law-abiding citizens. Satan
hates the latter condition and there
fore directs his assaults upon that
which produces 1.-THE Bible. To pro-
duce good citizens Of this world and
blessed Inhabitants Of the next, the
Bible is to be read. studied and
obeycd, in spite of all the raging Of
our adversary, the devil, whom we ara