The Washington herald., 1921-09-05
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Will a world league OF nation,
prevent war: No. Only regenera
tion of the human heart can dc
| that. Will a world league OF re.
ligions save the world?
II the preachers would preach tho
pure gospel of Jesus Christ. without
mixing up with ii the traditions
| that have come from outside
sources that contradict the express
| commandments of God. and then the
church people would live up to such
teaching. the world would be won
for Christ. and sin wouldd ie As
long as sin lives. war will live.
Jesus founded the Christian
church. He founded only one
church and he said: III We love me
keep my comma ndments." He de-
sires only one church. His true dis
, ciples do love Him and His true
church does keep His command
ments. A church is not good simply
because IL is a church. II Is good IL
its members forsake their sins and
keep the commandments Of God
Sin is the trangression OF the law
the great moral law OF the Ter
Commandments of God. The rank
est heather have churches and de.
vout1y worship their idols. They
have faith in them. Yet their
churches are false. Christian
churches are not churches OF Christ
simply because they claim to fol-
low Christ, or because their mem
bers recognize Him as the Son OF
God The true Christian church
actually follows Christ. A combina-
tion OF churches following partly
Bible doctrine and partly tradition
that contradicts Bible fundamentals
can never Christianize the world
THE prayers OF the wicked are an
abomination to the Lord"
Religion Is a matter that rests
between man and his Creator, and
God is able to vindicate His own
law and has His own plan for do
ing so. He will deal justly with the
transgressors, whether they be
churchmen who attempt to change
His law. or laymen who care naught
for His Law. We are our brothers
keeper. but we arS to encourage
and invite him to true Bible prin-
ciples. not drive him into keeping
a bad tradition, Jesus did not be-
llCNS III Vi ana SIaIe
He said: Render therefore unto
Caesar the things which are
Caesars and unto God the things
which are Gods" He never ap-
pealed to the civil law for the en-
forcement of any doctrine He
taught.
It would be possible to fin ia
overlooking all the vacant pews in
the many churches. but IL the peo
Piles hearts are filled with sin and
rebellion. more harm is done to the
church than IL they had remained
| away. II sinners come by. invita-
tion. and after hearing that which
stirs their hearts are converted, the
church has gained and there is 10,
| in Heaven. Even though the nu.
merical addition he but one-it Is q
precious one. When sinners are
driven into church because the. civil
law leaves them nothing else to do
they will hate the sight of a church
Jesus desires but one church. and
He describes II as: Here are they
that keep the comma ndments OF
God and have the faith Of Jesus =
He meant that they keep all the
commandments including the fourth
as 1t Is written, in Holy Writ. An,
league Ct churches which is founded
upon any other basis than this car
never save the world. II is like ar
electric car with the curren,
stopped. Divine power In granted
only to the obedient. and witbou,
the power OF God, the churches are
abylon-Acorfusion. and confusion
cannt save the world.
MRS. PEARL LILLIAN TRUMAN