the mothers and fathers do not live up to their words. Let us be done with religious leaders who attempt to control people for their own advantage. Young people are searching for true meaning in life. This can come only as they experience the power of salvation through Jesus Christ. May we be wise leaders, rather than play-acting hypocrites.
perfection which God requires. On ly then can one say with Paul, "I am of all men most miserable." The Apostle recognized that he needed outside help to find the answer to his soul's greatest need. What about this present day? What forms do we find these in sensitive apostates and self-styled judges of our day taking? Any re ligion which pretends to give an an swer to man without an emphasis on the blood of Christ is denying the very power of salvation. No man is ever acceptable to God, re gardless of his moral and philan thropic goodness, apart from faith in the Saviour. He is our only de pendency. To deny the atonement is a giant step of apostasy. We cannot augment or minimize this crucial doctrine. John well empha sized that Christ must increase and man must decrease (3:30). There are those who are very persuasive and who have set themselves up as religious leaders, establishing standards of conduct or patterns of belief contrary to theWord of God. We should counsel our young peo ple to turn their backs on such pseudo-religious forms. The evan gelical community must stand firm ly upon the Word of God. If a person would establish himself as a judge, he must finally come to the awful realization that there is only one righteous Judge in the entire world who is Christ. This is why young people are so often dissatisfied with parents since they have been told how to live and yet
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