The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-13

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Unitarians, Jews and Cathol'cS
laying aside all doctrinal dliler-
ences and having perfect lelio"-
shin with each other III thcSe
group gatherings and house par.
ties Great claims are maze lol
the movement by its leaders, even
.The Restoration and RevltallzlIls
of the First Century Christian
ity.' a.. pihla
But we must turn to the btnie
and the inspired Word OF uou
for q true picture Of the apoStoiic
church and first century ChriS-
tianity and as ! read the scrip
u,ral account of the early church
and Gods plan Of salvation as the
only ground Of fellowship lol
Christian believers find that The
two have but very little in com
mon. That many of the leaders
in this movement may be per-
fectly sincere do not question:
the same may be true OF ChriS-
ton Science, Unitarianism, spirit
ualism, and yet, according TO tne
Scriptures, it is utterly Impossible
for any real believer who knows
his Bible to have fellowship with
anyone who deliberately rejects
salvation by Grace, based upon
the finished work of Christ on the
Cross and who also rejects the doc
trine of the deity Of Jesus CHRIST
and His resurrection from the
grave. These great doctrines are
fundamental to the Christian faith
and to make compromise here Is
to be carried away by the terrible
apostacy according to the teach
ine of Gods Word. ! DO not
charge that this is true of all the
leaders in the Oxford movement
hut this much is certain it makes
but very little difference what a
man believes about the deity OIL
Jesus Christ and salvation DaScd
on blood atonement in order 10
he received and enjoy perfect Tel
lowship in these groups II ne Is
willing to confess his sins at these
house parties and has a desire
TO live right. But, according 10
the Scriptures, there is Il big oil,
ference between reformation ana
salvation, education and regcner-
alton. Therefore, for the follow
ing reasons, ! am Thoroughly con-
WINGED that this modern move
ment, weighed by the Scriptures
is found wanting: ,..,.
"l--lt makes but very httie
difference what person believes
lust as long as he tries TO I'VE
yipht while Jesus said, lie that
believeth not is condemned al
ready ,o, no
"2,--The movement shares the
fundamental 'fallacy OF mySu-
cism,' everything is based upon
experience rather than the reVel-
alton of Gods Word. Experience
based upon feeling is mighty
moor foundation to build upon.
"3--If we want to restore ana
'revitalize the first century ChrlS-
tianity, it must be upon a Scrip
t,,raI foundation, and the apoS-
tolic church was made up OF be,
levers called out and separated
from the world rather than throw
ing aside all doctrinal differences
in order that by compromise they
might find some common ground
for fellowship.
"4-There is great stress land
upon surrender but very little II
anything said about salvation by
grace through blood atOnement
and the necessity of the new birth
without which it is utterly impos-
sible TO please God and be sur
rendered to His holy will.
"J-Dr. Buchman's five Cs'
for the sinner are supposed to
cover all of his needs, and they
are as follows: conviction, contri-
ton, confession, conversion and
continuance. And yet it is possible
for the sinner to experience every
one of these and utterly come
short Of the new birth and saliva
ton. Any religion that omits the
doctrine Of blood atonement is the
religion Of Cain, and, while it may
lead to a changed life and ref
o,mation, it will never produce a
changed heart and regeneration
Of the soul.
"6-While the Oxford move
ment lays stress on the open con-
ression of all sins (social and
otherwise) In these house parties
and before q mixed audience, we
cannot help but believe this meth
nd to be unscriptural and very
unwise. lowering the Divine stan
dard and producing a sort Of fell
lowship on the basis Of sin, be-
cause sin does not seem nearly so
had when you learn that so many
others are guilty of the same Sc
cret sins. Such sins should be con-
fessed to God alone and in deep
humility and shame rather than
in q boasting spirit, that others
might be edited by the testimony.
qins committed openly and pub
i;cly of course, should be confess
cd in the same manner, but this
is another question.
"Finally, we believe their meth
od of guidance is not according
IN the Scrintures. 1t is the priv
;lepe of every Christian to be
Guided by the Holy Spirit and the
Tar teaching Of the Word of