That Is What Mormons Have Done
That Is What Mormons Have Done.—Dr. C. H. Parkhurst is reported as saying in a recent sermon, in which he discussed the authority of the Old and New Testaments:— What we need is the latest thing from God. We want His last word, and were He to give us still another Testament we should want to take our direction from that, and not from any of the Bible, old or new, that we have now. Yes, we want the latest thing from God, but we want to compare it with that immutable law and perfect example. There may be prophets nowadays; therefore "despise not prophesyings," but "prove all things," and only "hold fast that which is good." 1 Thess. 5:20, 21. "To take our direction" from new revelations is to follow not God's teachings, but our judgment of what is true. That is what Mormons and Catholics, and many other sects are doing. "To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isa. 8:20. Does the voice seem to you like God's?—Compare it with His voice in His law.