“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank
thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from
the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for
so it seemed good in thy sight.” Luke 10:21
As you drive down the streets in your town, city, or community
you will see places of worship almost on every corner. You will see all sorts
of places to worship and you will see anything from small congregations to the
most extreme and large ones. Why are they so many? Why are they so many different
denominations, and so many of each of the same denominations? Do you really
need a First Baptist, a Corner street Baptist, a Faith Baptist, and etc. Do you
really need a Church of Christ, and a Catholic, and a Pentecostal, and so forth
and so on? One might ask who is right and who is wrong, and could they all be
right? Well that’s a lot of question with few simply answers. However, with a small
and bold answer, NO, they cannot be right, it is impossible that they could all
be right. Even the many types of “Baptist Churches” are not even agreeably
right. This is the bottom line, there is only one truth, and one church of
truth. And just because a congregation calls themselves “non-denominational”
that means nothing accept they will believe anything and accept anyone. When
looking for a church of truth, and the true church one must look to God’s word.
You cannot look to your own thoughts, or your own heart because both are deceitful,
even if you do not think they are, they are. God said “The heart is deceitful
above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 and
this is why it cannot be trusted to make spiritual and godly decisions. God
went on to say these words of wisdom, “He that trusteth in his own heart is
a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.” Proverbs 28:26
See, the only thing that can be trusted in making decisions in life is the word
of God because it is the absolute truth. God said in 2 Timothy 2:15 “Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” If a person is ever going
to understand the truth of God in His word they must study the word and
allow the word to teach them. To many people teach the word instead of
letting it teach them. The Bible speaks on its own, all you have to do is to
listen. If you listen to a preacher or a teacher, listen to see if they are
teaching the bible, verse by verse, defining words, and if they are in the
context meaning of the passage. If they are not, then the church and those
teachers are wrong for you. But with everything said, and so much more to say, there
is a profound reason that many falsely believe the bible, God has never taught
it to them. You cannot simply learn the bible no more than you can simply “get
saved”. This is the truth so few today will believe and teach, the only real Saviour
is God in His power and person of Jesus Christ, and The only real teacher of
the bible is the Holy Spirit. If God does not save a sinner they are not saved,
it God does not start, build, and sustain a church they will not be a church. This
is why you have so many denominations and so many different sections of those
denominations. People who do not know the truth of the bible trying to teach
things they do not understand. Most do it simply for money. God is the teacher
of the bible and He uses the men He chooses to teach those that learn. No title
behind or even in front of a man’s name makes him a more sure teacher of the
bible. Let us not forget God said “…that thou hast hid these things from the
wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes…” And we must ask why, “…for
so it seemed good in thy sight.” All mankind is wrong about the bible until God
has showed it to them, no matter who they are. And please understand that God
has not showed it to everyone. Always remember, there is only one truth and one
that reveals that truth, God. We must make sure we are being taught the truth
and if you are in doubt please seek the truth elsewhere. I can tell you this,
as a Sovereign Grace Baptist I have studied hard and it is my absolute
understanding that we are right without a doubt. If I were not I would seek the
truth till I found it, and so should you. The truth only comes to those whom
God shows it, has He showed it to you?
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Why Can’t People Understand God; and Jesus Christ.
Posted by Pastor Randy Johnson at 10:05 PM