Preface

In a generation that proves itself to be, generally speaking, contrary and resistant to the Spirit of God, it becomes the bounden duty for those to whom, like David, God “hath shewed light” (Psa. 118:27), to let that light so shine that all the house, long hidden in obscurity and seated in darkness, may be lightened thereby (let him that readeth understand what I say). Thus we have obliged ourselves, in Spirit, to write unto you the following statement in hopes to declare and clear ourselves on perhaps the foremost controverted of all of the doctrines which we have subscribed ourselves to in word and deed, in ink and blood. Yea, and we have so set our heart to obey the “voice behind us”, though it be often drowned in the flood of slander and libels cast upon us by the very mouth of that great dragon, that we have not only subscribed our lives, but our very deaths to it as well! Even as our Captain heard no more voice from heaven in his hour of temptation, but still could answer the affirmative, “It is written!” And when conducted up his final boulevard, with no ministering angel singing its divine sentences in his ear, but only mocks and jeers compassing him as skin the sinew; albeit, he set his face to the sacred mount with joy and desire burning to the very floor of his heart!

Thus is our heart to stand with and for, not merely a doctrine, but with the very Person of truth, who deigns to take upon him the very title: The Truth. This is who we have avowed ourselves to.

So with no more building of the porch, I will conduct you into the house, and pray you will not flee through the back door, or from a window, but rather stay awhile – handle the decorations, test the furniture, eat the food – and may we hear you say ere long, with Peter, “It is good for us to be here” (Matt. 17:4).

For God’s Remnant,
Jake Gardner 

---

How to begin:

Table of Contents

Read it on Scribd!

Download it!