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those who regard its requirements as still valid, to be literally obeyed, are thought to
be deserving only of ridicule or contempt.
In rejecting the truth, men reject its Author. In trampling upon the law of God,
they deny the authority of the Law-giver. It is as easy to make an idol of false doctrines
and theories as to fashion an idol of wood or stone. By misrepresenting the attributes
of God, Satan leads men to conceive of Him in a false character. With many, a
philosophical idol is enthroned in the place of Jehovah; while the living God, as He is
revealed in His word, in Christ, and in the works of creation, is worshiped by but few.
Thousands deify nature while they deny the God of nature. Though in a different form,
idolatry exists in the Christian world today as verily as it existed among ancient Israel
in the days of Elijah. The god of many professedly wise men, of philosophers, poets,
politicians, journalists--the god of polished fashionable circles, of many colleges and
universities, even of some theological institutions--is little better than Baal, the sun-
god of Phoenicia.
No error accepted by the Christian world strikes more boldly against the
authority of Heaven, none is more directly opposed to the dictates of reason, none is
more pernicious in its results, than the modern doctrine, so rapidly gaining ground,
that God's law is no longer binding upon men. Every nation has its laws, which
command respect and obedience; no government could exist without them; and can it
be conceived that the Creator of the heavens and the earth has no law to govern the
beings He has made? Suppose that prominent ministers were publicly to teach that
the statutes which govern their land and protect the rights of its citizens were not
obligatory--that they restricted the liberties of the people, and therefore ought not to
be obeyed; how long would such men be tolerated in the pulpit? But is it a graver
offense to disregard the laws of states and nations than to trample upon those divine
precepts which are the foundation of all government?
It would be far more consistent for nations to abolish their statutes, and permit
the people to do as they please, than for the Ruler of the universe to annul His law,
and leave the world without a standard to condemn the guilty or justify the obedient.
Would we know the result of making void the law of God? The experiment has been
tried. Terrible were the scenes enacted in France when atheism became the
controlling power. It was then demonstrated to the world that to throw off the
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