Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-07
FALSE PROPHETS DEPART
FROM THE WORD OF COD
Rev. .. "A. Sauer Discourscs
on Rayening Wolves in
Sleeps Clothing.
DEFINES ONE WHO IS HERETO
II Is the Christian's DUTY To Al
monish Them, HUT II They Refuse
to Heed, Then They Are To lie
Rejected.

to Heed, Then They Are To lie
Rejected.
warning against false prophets
was sounded by Rev. O. A. Sauer. pas
tor of bethlehem Evangelical Luth-
eran church, yesterday. In a sermon
on Indifference In Matters Of Doc
trine R.pugnant 10 Gods Word" He
took his text from Matthew VII 10:
beware Of false prophets which come
20 you In Sleeps clothing: but In
wardly they are ravcning wolves" 4
false prophet liz one who teaches and
Ives otherwise than the Word of
hou teaches. He Is a false prophet 20
the extent that hc departs from tn.
word OF truth. the written Word Of
Cod.
VIVA, shall be our attitud. over
against such? Christ SAYS. Iicwarc.
take yourselves away from, avoid.
have nothing TO do with false teach
ers DO not allow yourselves to be
missed by tho glib words OF these
false teachers; do not enter upon an
unholy union with them: do no. re-
gard doctrinal differences nonessen-
tiaL St Paul write to Titus on. 100
"a man that Is an hereto after tho
FIRST and second admonition, reject"
hereto is ono who holds religious
opinions contrary to tho truth. To-
day many hercsics. many religious
opinions contrary to the truth are
taught. We are in duty bound to al :
monish them: but II they refuse to
need our admonition. we are com
manded TO reject them. to separate
from them In matters religious.
Bewnre-ImpendinR Danger.
When Christ says beware" He in
dicat"s that there IS impending
danger. II you fail TO heed IN. warn
ing. the results may b. disastrous
False prophets are BY inclination and
by training ravenins wolves. Their
nature is 10 dcvour. They are muir
dcrcrs OF the souls of men.
This should convince the Bible
Christian that Indifference I'm matters
Of doctrine is repugnant to Gods
Word. because it is plain that Christ
commands the Christians to mark and
avoid false teachers. The Bible
Christian Will heed the word of
Christ and viii not permit himself
10 be- influenced ~ remarks like that
Of u. u. in London: The old.
ruthless doctrine which separated
Christianity sharply from all other
religions, assembling these to an evil
source and limiting the notion Of
Divine revelation solely to the re-
ligion Of Christ, cannot maintain it's
ground. Either al! rcliEio ions exhibit
the action OF tho Holy Spirit or none"
Those kind OF declarations do not
spring from "a knowledge OF the Bible
and from the spirit OF Christ. We
Christians should not belong TO that
class Of people whose deepest con-
ric!tion is that we ought to have no
conviction: it will not do for us TO
be a colorless Jclly-fsh: IL VIII not
DO for us TO adopt the slogan which
Is making the rounds now: In es-
sent!n!s unity. in noncssentials Nh
erty, and in all things charity-for IL
we did So We would sink 10 the level
OF the lowest.
Every Person Has IA Greed.
Experience has proven that those
who loud mouthedly demand tolera-
ton from others are usually the mos,
into!erant: their broad mindedness.
as a rule. has a very limited circum-
ference. Nor are We going To let the
srecious' plea OF some who say they
have no creed at all Influence u:.
These people are more creed bound
than they grant Every person has
sort OF creed. YOU might as well
speak OF fruits without roots as
speak Of deeds without creeds. Every
prophet that opens his mouth must
lay down his dogmas.
People may say what they will, if
We would be true disciples OF Christ.
then We must continue in His word.
we must beware Of false prophets, We
must avoid those who teach and live
otherwise than the Word of God
teaches; We must contend for the
faith. AS true soldiers OF Christ W..
must battle against those who adj
vocate union without unity. And
when We carry out these instructions
OF the Great Captain, when we raise
our voice against Indifference in mat
terS Of doctrine. no one. from a scrip
tural standpoint. has a right to say
that we are higOtcd, ccnsorious. ruth
less and harsh.
From the liberality which SAYS
that everybody Is right, from the
charity which forbids me to say that
anybody is wrong, and from the peace
which is bought at the expense OF
truth-may the good Lord deliver
us"