p. 763 | Religious Icebergs by G. B. T.

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Dec 5, 1916

FromSigns of the Times, December 5, 1916

Religious Icebergs

By G. B. T.

We have entered upon uncommon times. Wolves are masquerading in sheep’s clothing; new and old controversies commingle; dangerous heresies, dressed in the livery of heaven, seek admission into the church. A power from beneath is exerting a strange, bewitching power everywhere. There are many “advanced thinkers,” “progressive theologians,” men who are known as “profound scholars,” who exalt reason, and bow low at her shrine. The Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, and, in fact, the whole Bible are regarded as a little too exacting, and are discounted before the people.

The chill of skepticism and unbelief is perceptibly felt. Some enlightening, illuminating power is surely needed. The church is traveling over enchanted ground. Many of the elect of God, who truly believe the Word, have been peering through the fog of unbelief about them for several decades, looking for the return of the Bridegroom from the wedding. Some have become drowsy, and some are fast asleep. The cares of the world, the love of money and pleasure, are choking the Word in the hearts of some, and no fruit is brought to perfection. A few are awake; but these are in danger of being thought “peculiar,” “extreme,” “good men and women, but unpractical.” G. B. T.