Oct 1987 - Editorial

False Christs, antichrists, false prophets are the clear manifestation of the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience. Satan continues to disguise himself as an angel of light and his servants persist in representing themselves as servants of righteousness. All these alert the Bil~le4eading Christian to increased satanic activity as end times approach. The proliferation of religious cults and the announcement by some that Christ has already come, seek to negate the clear teachings of Scripture and question the authority and Deity of the Only-begotten Son of God. This month's Focus sharpens our attention on the perniciousness of what the apostle Paul calls the persuasive argument, philosophy and empty deception of such human traditions. To those who could be adversely affected by this appearance of wisdom in self-made religion Paul says:

And whatsoever you do in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father (Col. 3:17).

Mr. Archibald in his main series article, "The Place of the Name" shows how and why this should also be carried out in a collective sense. The close association of a physical place with the worship of the people of God of the Old Covenant has its spiritual counterpart in a separated and called4ogether people today, as Christ and His apostles clearly taught in the New Testament.

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Editorial