The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-11-16

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Jecl 10 many temptations he feared
most OF all that which is always the
grave possibility in Christian expert
chce, the subtlely Of Satan in corrupt.
'hs the minds OF Christian believers
nom the simplicity that is i'm Christ
me apostle knew that through
science, falsely So-cuIled," or "phllos
ophy and vain deceit" the mind of the
Christian might he corrupted and the
JOY of salvation, and the power for
Testimony he lost.
This fear was Clv;ed by the pres
encc Of those to whom The apostle
refers in the 18th verse Of this chap.
ter, us false prophets; deceitfui
workers. transforming themselves into
the apostles of Christ, and no marvel.
Tor Satan himself is transformed into
an angel of light" Therefore 1t Is no
great thing If his ministers also be
transformed as the ministers of right.
eouSleSs
There was in Pam'S day and there Is
In our day, Il righteousness proclaimed,
which is not the righteousness of
Cod" hut poor, cheap. inefficient
substitute. The first peril of the
Christian lies in the possibility Of his
mind being corrupted from TIE sim.
plicity that is in Christ in reference to
this matter of righteousness. God
provides a righteousness for the
Christian believer in His Son, who is
made unto us righteousness. This
righteousness alone Is valid before
God. 1t was this that the apostle
had in mind when he said "Not huv-
ing mine own righteousness but thai
which is Of the faith OF Christ. tho
righteousness which Is of God by
faith" Concerning this same matter
John Bunynn wrote: "rhc teliever
In Christ is now, bT g'ace slirouded
under SO complete and blessed u
righteousness that the law from Mt
Sinai can find no fault nor dimnution
therein" This right cuuSncSS IN its
scope and operation may be regarded
as the sum total Of all that God
commands, requires, approves and pro
vidcs. No wonder the III ostle feared
tha, Christian believers might be cor.
rupted from the simplicity am, suili.
cheney that Is in Christ, hcn"e the
warning lest their minds be: led ustray.
The mind of the Christian believer
must be carefully guarded against
error and fasity. In other words, the
mind must be renewed day by day.
Tie Word If God is the means Of this
renewing. The great essential, otter
Il heart experience of Gods saving
Bible truth. There Is measure OF
peril in being spiritually minded with.
out being scripturnlly Intelligent Not
without significance does the apostle
use the tignre of Il helmet in speaking
of salvation, and not without great
cause and abiding anxiety on our part
does he bid lis pu. on "thc helmet Of
salvation" If we would be strong to
stand against the foe.
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and It's suticicncy to save TO the utter.
most all who believe. Ia the rcsul, Of
our Lords work at Calvary The sim
ner's hoast is n cruciticd Savior.
Every truly saved sinner knows this.
Christ cru'itcd is ~ the believer the
wisdom aiG power of God. II is the
great and outstanding peculiarly Of
Christ innitv IL Is the ono ,rrrnt SOlu-
ton of Ill problems, fol every problem
In the world is trntenbir in some way
or other to the problem: Of sin, the sin
Of the individual. heart sut this
boast. tni. glorying in the Cross Is
not the dominant note In the religion
Of today and herein lies tho danger
Of the believers mind being led aSt Tray.
one would think that II made little tllt"
ference whether Christ was crucltieh
or not. Some speak lightly and even
slightingly Of individual salvation
through faith in q crucificd Savior.
Others seem to think that humanity
can best be handled in bulk. In re
ferring 70 the salvation Of ones own
soul a recent writer, speaking OF
Christ, says: "In his vision of the
Kingdom Of God the petty. selfish con
cepton Of individual salvation dwin
tlcs into comparative iusiSn:icnnce.
lie that seeks thus [" s,lvp his SOU
here or hereafter Shall lose It," Such
statement is absurd i'm the light o!
Christ's USn words. For In His csti
or O. II In,