Religious Mixtures
Pastor C. R. Stam
The largest segment of the professing Church offers her devotees neither peace for the present, nor assurance for the future. She does not tell them that believers in Christ are given a position in heaven at God’s right hand (Ephesians 2:4-7). She even brings Christ down from His exalted position and offers Him to the world on a crucifix, requiring men to eat His flesh and drink His blood to be saved. And this when Paul, by the Spirit, so emphatically says:
“…yea, THOUGH WE HAVE KNOWN CHRIST
AFTER THE FLESH, YET NOW, HENCEFORTH, KNOW WE HIM NO MORE” (II Cor.inthians
5:16).
Man’s religion, especially in “the
Church,” is built upon an appeal to the senses. Her devotees are occupied with
beads and bells, statues and crucifixes, candlesticks and sacred objects, robes
and incense; so far has she departed from the teachings of Paul and from his
declaration that “we walk by faith, not by sight” (II Corinthians5:7).
Lingering still among the types and
shadows of primitive ages and mingling these with meaningless pagan rituals,
she keeps millions from trusting and rejoicing in an already accomplished
redemption
We beg those who read these lines to
look in faith to the risen, exalted Christ and to trust in His finished work:
“Who… when He had by Himself purged
our sins, sat downon the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Hebbrews 1:3).
“This Man, after He had offered one
sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:12).
This is clear enough. Our Lord came
to earth to accomplish our redemption and, having accomplished it, He returned
to heaven and sat down with His Father. The work was finished. And now He
invites us to rest in His finished work.
“THERE REMAINETH THEREFORE A REST TO
THE PEOPLE OF GOD.
“FOR HE THAT HATH ENTERED INTO HIS
REST, HE ALSO HATH CEASED FROM HIS OWN WORKS, AS GOD DID FROM HIS” (Hebrewa
4:9,10).
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