“Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.” Titus 1:9
“Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 1:13
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so…” Jeremiah 5:31
Any position taken that is a step away from sound doctrine, is loved and praised by man: “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears.” 2 Timothy 4:3. Since man’s ways and thoughts are not God’s ways and thoughts, he has an inner appetite for any religious justification that will move things a step away from God’s way unto a step closer to man’s ways.
We see working in our society, the revolution against God’s moral laws. The same spirit is working in religion against God’s spiritual laws. God’s laws are no longer considered suitable to be the constitution for church doctrine and practice. People have closed their ears to the fact that God’s Word is eternally righteous, and God’s wisdom is omniscient, and that God’s laws are omnipotent! Instead, they are putting their trust in the lies of men-pleasers, who preach that God’s Word is outdated and no longer fitting for today’s world.
So the religious excitement and energy is unto moving everything a step away from the way the Bible reads. The idea is to still maintain a form of godliness, but approve the opposite of the way God’s Word reads.
The acceptance of new versions of the Bible, which God’s Word forbids, is justified and lauded on the grounds it is easier for man to understand than the KJV. Yes, a first grade reader is easier to understand than a legal document. Should we abandon legal documents and let the first graders decide how they should be written?
Churches are moving a step away from the local church ordinance of the Lord’s Supper, allowing any of the same denomination to partake. God’s Word on separation and dress has been nullified and voided. The verse by verse study of the Bible has been set aside for “topical studies” that only emphasize the preferred point of view. Local churches have surrendered their positions and functions into the hands and visions of the fellowships, conventions, and associations.
To take one step away is to abandon the principle of true faith in God’s Word. This little hole in the dam will lead to a total washout.
SHARING
