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favor by a large class who profess to believe the Bible; yet it directly contradicts the
plainest statements of our Saviour concerning His relationship with the Father, His
divine character, and His pre-existence. It cannot be entertained without the most
unwarranted wresting of the Scriptures. It not only lowers man's conceptions of the
work of redemption, but undermines faith in the Bible as a revelation from God. While
this renders it the more dangerous, it makes it also harder to meet. If men reject the
testimony of the inspired Scriptures concerning the deity of Christ, it is in vain to
argue the point with them; for no argument, however conclusive, could convince them.
"The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness
unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1
Corinthians 2:14. None who hold this error can have a true conception of the character
or the mission of Christ, or of the great plan of God for man's redemption.
Still another subtle and mischievous error is the fast-spreading belief that Satan
has no existence as a personal being; that the name is used in Scripture merely to
represent men's evil thoughts and desires. The teaching so widely echoed from
popular pulpits, that the second advent of Christ is His coming to each individual at
death, is a device to divert the minds of men from His personal coming in the clouds
of heaven. For years Satan has thus been saying, "Behold, He is in the secret
chambers" (Matthew 24:23-26); and many souls have been lost by accepting this
deception.
Again, worldly wisdom teaches that prayer is not essential. Men of science claim
that there can be no real answer to prayer; that this would be a violation of law, a
miracle, and that miracles have no existence. The universe, say they, is governed by
fixed laws, and God Himself does nothing contrary to these laws. Thus they represent
God as bound by His own laws--as if the operation of divine laws could exclude divine
freedom. Such teaching is opposed to the testimony of the Scriptures. Were not
miracles wrought by Christ and His apostles? The same compassionate Saviour lives
today, and He is as willing to listen to the prayer of faith as when He walked visibly
among men. The natural cooperates with the supernatural. It is a part of God's plan
to grant us, in answer to the prayer of faith, that which He would not bestow did we
not thus ask.
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