Vol 1:12 (December 1955)
Editorial
The philosophy of humanism which has governed the thinking of so many during the last fifty years has left humanity without hope, in almost complete despair. Said Satan long ago, “Ye shall be as gods.” Humanism is the satanic lie formulated into a system of thought. It disposes of God, and deifies man. Forty years ago man was supposed to be mentally and spiritually evolving, but two world wars, with the threat of an atomic war, have proved the vanity of the fantasy. Now with nothing left in the minds of many but man, man so wicked, hostile, and cruel, a hopelessness grips their hearts. What a contrast when we turn to the Christian’s security, portion, and eternal destiny, when we turn to the impregnable rock of Holy Scripture.
The subject discussed in The Forum during November and December, and the article, “Give Attendance to Reading,” impresses upon us the value and reliability of the Word of God. Let us ever make it our source of spiritual instruction and counsel in spite of the clamour of many conflicting voices in the world.
In the article by Thomas Wilkie, “The Master’s Mind,” we have the secret of happy assembly relationship. To have the mind of Christ will surely preserve us from discord, vainglory, and selfishness. This attitude, and only this, will save us from the spirit of disintegration so apparent among many of the churches of God. In this same regard, the principles expounded in the paper, “The Church Local,” are a preservative for the assemblies of God’s people. That modern practice in some places, as in the seven churches of Asia, is removed from these conceptions is conceded, but it is hoped and prayed that a revival of these realities in our assemblies will protect the saints, on the one hand, from the false claims of a delusive partyism, and on the other, from the unscrupulous errors of a decadent denominationalism.
Precious and hopeful is the exposition by John Bramhall. Amidst the gloom of earth’s turmoil, and the decline of the Church militant, and the general departure from simplicity toward Christ, how blessed to know that Christ has promised to return. We may lift our heads with dignity, and our hearts with praise, for our full redemption is near.
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