How was the "devotion", of the "faithful" disturbed?

Answer

"Church teachers . . . were, in truth, often forced to complain that in such competitions the theatre was
vastly more frequented than the church."-Id., page 300.

What rendered it possible for God to treat sinners thus?
What result is to be obtained by the exercise of the gifts in the church?
What commandment guards the honor of the mother?
What special reason is given for this?
When used with reference to prophecy, what does the word fulfil mean?
Why are they demanded now?
By what are we to try them?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle