Stand
therefore, having your loins girt about with truth. Eph. 6:14.
There is
absolutely no safeguard against evil but truth. No man can stand firm for right
in whose heart the truth does not abide. There is only one power that can make
and keep us steadfast--the power of God, imparted to us through the grace of
Christ.
There are
many in the church who take it for granted that they understand what they
believe; but, until controversy arises, they do not know their own weakness.
When separated from those of like faith and compelled to stand singly and alone
to explain their belief, they will be surprised to see how confused are their
ideas of what they had accepted as truth.
The Lord
calls upon all who believe His word to awake out of sleep. Precious light has
come, appropriate for this time. It is Bible truth, showing the perils that are
right upon us. This light should lead us to a diligent study of the Scriptures
and a most critical examination of the positions which we hold. . . . Believers
are not to rest in suppositions and ill-defined ideas of what constitutes
truth. Their faith must be firmly founded upon the word of God so that when the
testing time shall come and they are brought before councils to answer for
their faith they may be able to give a reason for the hope that is in them,
with meekness and fear. . . .
The
erroneous teachings of popular theology have made thousands upon thousands of
skeptics and infidels. There are errors and inconsistencies which many denounce
as the teaching of the Bible that are really false interpretations of
Scripture. . . . Instead of criticizing the Bible, let us seek, by precept and
example, to present to the world its sacred, life-giving truths, that we may
"show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into
his marvellous light" (1 Peter 2:9).
The
truth stands firmly established on the eternal Rock--a foundation that storm
and tempest can never move. . . . Do not lower the banner of truth . . . in
order to unite with the solemn message for these last days anything that will
tend to hide the peculiar features of our faith
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