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From Here to Forever
Church in the time of Luther. There was the same reverence for the
opinions of men and substitution of human theories for God’s Word.
Men neglected to search the Scriptures and thus continued to cherish
doctrines which had no foundation in the Bible.
Pride and extravagance were fostered under the guise of religion,
and the churches became corrupted. Traditions that were to ruin
millions were taking deep root. The church was upholding these tra-
ditions instead of contending for “the faith which was once delivered
unto the saints.”
Thus were degraded the principles for which the Reformers had
suffered so much.
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