The True Supreme Authority
Speaking of the efforts being made in various quarters for a closer union of Christian effort, and the sacrifice which must be made of vital differences before this can be accomplished, the Baptist Standard speaks as follows:— “A vapid, doctrineless, compromising church is worse than worthless. It will cumber the ground, misrepresent Christ, and die for the want of life. In the present situation, so full of possible good or of evil, what is the duty of every thoughtful Christian? The answer is easy: Seek the right ways of the Lord, and walk in them. A religion without authority is no religion. The world confronts two propositions touching authority in religion. One is the Catholic contention that supreme authority is in the Pope. The other is that supreme authority, undelegated, is in Jesus Christ, and the Holy Scriptures are the law of his kingdom. All who would get together must accept one or the other of these propositions. The constitution of Christianity is in the great commission. The message for this generation is a faithful preaching of the Word, and the highest service we can possibly render the world is to stand by the form of sound doctrine in the spirit of Him whose we are, and whom we serve.”