“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
Not all lusts are base, but some are self-exalting. Man has always used his religion to enhance himself. Today, religion is on the move. It is seeking relevance in society through what is esteemed to be progressive minded. Sound doctrine and “the old paths” are acknowledged as an ancestor of today’s religion, but ill-fitted for modern application.
Contradictions have always existed between man’s wisdom and God’s. Man considers his own wisdom to be increasing; and the more “understanding” man thinks he has acquired, the more base and out of step he considers Biblically sound doctrine to be. Modern theology deems Biblical laws and doctrines to be intolerable. But this new self-enlightenment on man’s part, is nothing more than the old lack of spiritual discernment glorifying itself above the Truth of God: “Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” 2 Timothy 3:7
Man esteems not the preaching of the Word, but that which proclaims itself to be the authority over the Word. Many proclaim to have knowledge superior to, and understanding that exceeds what the common man reads in the scriptures. While this may be new and intriguing amongst professed fundamental churches, it is the old ways of the Roman hierarchy creeping in, who have always maintained to have authority that preempts the written scriptures.
This breakdown and destruction of the foundations (Psalm 11:3) is occurring, not so much through bold and open defiance, but with the subtle legalization of that which is illegal. “Reverend Doctor so-and-so” holds the congregation in awe as he instructs them in how the wording of the written scripture is so much better expressed and more easily understood in some modern version of the Bible than it is in the Holy Bible (KJV). But what they don’t detect, is that he is leading them astray regarding the authority of inspiration to change the wording of the Bible in any way. The Bible itself condemns the writing of new versions. God gave His Word by verbal inspiration, and it is forever settled in heaven.
To admit any new version, is to agree to the principle of accepting all new versions. To accept any new version is to accept that the Holy Bible is not sacred. To accept a changed version is to say the Holy Bible needs to be changed. To accept man’s new versions is to concede that man is a greater authority than the written Word. Once this concession is made, the precedent is established for churches to practice what is deemed to be correct by man, rather than defer everything to the written Word of God. WHO IS ON THE LORD’S SIDE????
DO NOT ERR, BELOVED BRETHREN! “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 We must separate ourselves and reprove that which is not the walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel. To not stand firm on the inerrant, holy Word of God, is to depart from the ways of the Holy Spirit which inspired the Word.
SHARING
