THE great religious world is drifting away from the fundamentals of true Christianity. Many who consider themselves Christians are free to admit that they do not believe now in the Christianity which they embraced at conversion; that they have discarded as non-essentials those things which they then considered fundamentals. This is not simply a broadening of view, but a departure from very first principles in such matters as the atonement of Christ, salvation through Him alone, the fall of man, the personality of God, and the penalty for sin. These are Scripture truths; and yet there has crept into the popular church theories that are steadily undermining belief in these truths. Souls are drifting away from these saving truths to pin their faith to theories that are of human invention—theories that leave Christ out of the plan of salvation and belittle its Author. Because of this condition, which God knew would exist in the last days, He caused these words to be written: "We ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them. For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation?" Heb. 2:1-3. Here is brought to view something that is in danger of drifting and something that is steadfast. God designed that we should cling to that which is steadfast, and so become established ourselves. His injunction to us is: "Be ye steadfast, unmovable." And again: "As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and builded up in Him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit; after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ; for in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." Col. 2:6-9. Outside of Him there is none of that fulness which makes for eternal life; and outside of Him are all those philosophies and vain deceits, inventions and traditions of men, and rudiments of this world—all those subtle powers that are working together to cause souls to drift away from the foundations of faith. So the Word admonishes us to give heed to the truths of the Gospel, lest we drift away from them, and allow ourselves to become spoiled through human schemes, which are to-day being put in the place of the truths of God. A ship is in great danger when it begins to drift away from its course. It is in greatest danger when, near its journey's end, it begins to drift. With propeller and rudder gone, with the rocks at hand, and the wind and waves urging it on, its doom is sealed. We are warned of a time when there would be a form of godliness in the world, but destitute of vital power. That time is now. The powerless and rudderless ship of many a soul is surely drifting upon the rocks of ruin, because the admonitions of the Word have not been heeded. While there are still many souls anchored to the steadfast Rock, the great church body is surely drifting. It is a time to "give heed" and "watch unto prayer," to examine ourselves "whether we be in the faith," to put no trust in the arm of flesh or the philosophies of men, but rather take the Word of God as the "man of our counsel," and put our trust in that Name than which there is none other under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.