Examine the Foundations

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

FromSigns of the Times, December 5, 1916

Examine the Foundations

DR. R. A. VAN DER LAS, pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Seattle, in a recent discourse, appealed to “modern Christians to examine the foundations of their faith, and be sure they are not being undermined by doubt.” Among other things, Dr. Van der Las said: “Ours is an age of doubt, an age of criticism. Men are questioning and dissenting.” “Faith in nature has developed into a passion, while faith in God, with many, has degenerated into a cold, questioning speculation. The spirit of doubt is abroad. It is brooding over many of our youth.”

These statements by the doctor are an affirmation of what is commonly recognized everywhere. By the side of these statements, place the question of the Master, “Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?” Luke 18: 8. Or examine the statements made by Paul (2 Tim. 3: 1-5) concerning the formalisms of religion that will make the last days perilous.