n His Son_. He
that hath _the Son_ hath life; he that hath not the _Son of God_
hath not life" (v:9-12). "These things have I written unto you that
believe on the name of _the Son of God_, that ye may know that ye
have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of _the Son
of God_. And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we
ask anything according to His will, He heareth us" (v:13-14). "And
we know that the _Son of God_ is come, and hath given us an
understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him
that is true, even in _His Son_ Jesus Christ. This is the _true God_
and eternal life" (v:20).

May our faith lay hold anew of these simple yet deep and precious
revelations. They are the doctrine of Christ. Into this we must
enter constantly and manifest in our lives the fruits of this
doctrine, love and righteousness. The increasing rejection of the
doctrine of Christ demands the increased appreciation of that
doctrine. The more the enemy attacks the Person of Christ, the more
the Holy Spirit demands of us, who belong to Christ, that we exalt
Him. Everything in the present time seems to be aimed at the setting
aside of the doctrine upon which our Hope rests. Higher Criticism,
the evil doctrines, which reject the eternal punishment of the
wicked, the spurious gospels, ethical teachings and every other
false doctrine strikes at the blessed Person of our Lord. The shadow
of _the_ Anti-christ is cast in our days. Let us heed God's Word.
Let us be separated from those who deny Christ or we are partakers
of their evil deeds. The path of the true believer becomes narrower.
It must be so. But Christ becomes more precious, more real to our
souls.

What awful times are coming upon this age according to God's Word!
With the rejection of the doctrine of Christ this age sides
completely with Satan and that wonderful being is both blinding his
victims and using them for his own sinister purposes. The blindness
is fearful. It will be worse before long. The rush into complete
apostasy and from there into the delusion with the lying wonders and
on into the darkness forever will come next. Let us praise God for
the doctrine of Christ, which is our salvation, and may God give us
faith and courage to walk according to that doctrine. What day of
joy awaits us, when we shall see him as He is and know the depth of
the Love of God by being like Him!

The Pre-Eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ.