A Warning Message to Heed
" If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." —I John 5:8 [KJV] Sincere upright souls before God, the scriptures deem PERFECT. They are free from hypocrisy and dissimulation; they judge and speak of themselves according to truth; Christ who is essentially THE TRUTH, dwelleth in their hearts by faith; the Spirit leads them into all truth, concerning themselves and salvation in Christ. Satan, who abode not in the truth, is ever blinding souls to the truth, striving to seduce them from the truth, and to make them not only deceive others, but themselves also. He never baits his hook with a more alluring bait than pride. He aims to make us think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, and to judge of ourselves, and say, "I am not like other men," I have no sin, I am perfect. This is the very essence of Pharisaism. That very moment any soul says so, he is under the influence of a lying, deceitful spirit; "he br...