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To God’s Workmen
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self up in a wrong way. The divine rule is, “Whether therefore ye
eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” But
he would not do this. As a man thinketh, so is he. From within,
out of the heart, proceed evil thoughts inspired by Satan. He begins
to quibble at technicalities and manners. The spirit of Satan links
him up with the enemy to bear a word of criticism on less important
themes. The truth becomes of less and still less value to him. He
becomes an accuser of his brethren, etc., and changes leaders. The
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outside world has a greater weight with him than has the flood of
light that God has poured in upon the world in messages that he has
given, and which he once rejoiced in.
Oh, how many things have developed since he became so full of
hatred against God because his dangers and wrongs were brought
before him! He has allowed wicked thoughts to strengthen and
prevail because, day by day, he has not eaten of the flesh and drunk
of the blood of the Son of God, because he has not become a partaker
of the divine nature. The things which come from within defile the
man. How corrupt then must be the source from which these evils
have taken their rise!
The Fatal Choice
Unsanctified ministers are arraying themselves against God.
They are praising Christ and the God of this world in the same
breath. While professedly they receive Christ, they embrace Barab-
bas, and by their actions say, “Not this Man, but Barabbas.” Let all
who read these lines, take heed. Satan has made his boast of what he
can do. He thinks to dissolve the unity which Christ prayed might
exist in His church. He says, “I will go forth and be a lying spirit
to deceive those that I can, to criticize, and condemn, and falsify.”
Let the son of deceit and false witness be entertained by a church
that has had great light, great evidence, and that church will discard
the message the Lord has sent, and receive the most unreasonable
assertions and false suppositions and false theories. Satan laughs at
their folly, for he knows what truth is.
Many will stand in our pulpits with the torch of false prophecy
in their hands, kindled from the hellish torch of Satan. If doubts and
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unbelief are cherished, the faithful ministers will be removed from