A day-long meeting was held recently in The Netherlands to discuss the subject, The Christian and Communism. Five excellent addresses were delivered, followed by open discussion periods. This comment came out of the audience:

“I speak here, of course, as a Christian, but I want you to know that I have not always fellowshipped in these kinds of circles. I am only a layman among all these men of scientific standing, but I have for years been the propaganda secretary of the Communist Party in The Netherlands.

“Where does the real danger of Marxism lie? Is it with the Communist Party, or the Socialist Party, or does it lie in our own ranks? Now I speak from personal experience. I used to talk with theologians as a communist about how we could best infiltrate and turn things around in the churches. I’d like today to pose this question: Isn’t the danger more likely to be found in our own circles, so that we must take great care that we do not doubt the truthfulness of our foundation which is the Bible?

“I say this because you as theologian, or as preacher, or as a Christian did not convert me to Christianity. That happened when I began to read the Bible with the firm intention to prove to people that it was full of lies. The Bible then proved to me that I was a liar, and it did so by way of the great love which is therein expressed. I want to say today here that I s till believe the Bible from cover to cover, and I want to ask of each one, Can you still say that? If you can then we do not need to arm ourselves over against the threat of Marxism for we are more than conquerors.”