The Truth Will Triumph
By E. K. Slade
The truth, as contained in the Word of God, is being put to a special test. False doctrines and errors of all ages are being brought to the front in these days, and will be arrayed against the revealed will of God, between which every soul has the responsibility of choosing. No one can safely maintain a careless or indifferent attitude in reference to the decision he must make. It will be fatal to take a non-committal position in relation to truth and error, for condemnation is sure to come to one who disregards and disbelieves the truth. The destiny is certain in the case of the one who chooses and believes error. The enemy has most artfully brought to the front teachings of error and falsehood that are most fitted to captivate the mind of any one who will resort to resenting rather than receiving the plain declaration of God's Word. He would have it appear that it is humiliating and weak to believe without seeing, and consequently the conclusion that is arrived at is that which one sees with his own feeble mind to be the truth. He can not ignore the fact that seeing by believing is God's means of revealing the truth to his children. Truth is not vitiated by coming to us through the medium of humanity. “Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” The never-erring Spirit is responsible for that which is revealed, and thus every word of God is pure. Our only safety in a time like this is to hold firmly to ardently receiving, believing, and obeying the truth which God has seen fit to reveal to us. We can not too strongly emphasize holding to the simplicity of the truth and the simplicity of the Word. I believe that the enemy is much pleased at the treatment the work of God is receiving at the hands of those whose duty it is to make known the word of God to humanity. The interpretations given, and so-called higher criticism, the consideration of certain portions as obsolete, the thought that certain narratives are but the opinions of good men, and every other plan than the careful consideration of what God says, are helping to make the Word ineffective, and are obscuring the truth so much needed at this time. The Lord is looking for loyal believers of his truth. Notwithstanding the fact that error seems to have such general acceptance, the truth can stand, if it must stand alone. It is no less the truth, though held by few, and looked upon by many with contempt and disregard. The day is not far distant when truth will triumph. Do you wish to triumph with the truth? If you do, now is the time to cherish it and obey it.