In drawing this little volume to a close, we believe we have answered these comments and questions from Scripture. We trust that our readers have seen that we have tried to provide the answers in the spirit of Christ.
We realize that there will always be opposition to the truth. In the face of such opposition, J. N. Darby said that he would rather be the object of such attacks rather than the author of them. We echo the same. And why? It is not merely that we prefer the “Brethren view” to other views, but that we fear God. There is such a thing as the governmental dealings of God with His people (1 Peter 1:16-17). He will have something to say to those who attack the truth—especially those who are older and have acted as old prophets of Bethel (1 Kings 13).
In times of defection among the Lord’s people, Paul said, “I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge” (2 Tim. 4:16). Similarly, we do not want to see the Lord’s hand in governmental judgment on anybody. Instead, we pray that “God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil” (2 Tim. 2:25-26). May God give us the grace to walk in the truth.