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II Timothy 4: 3, 4 For the time will come
when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own
desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what
their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth
and turn aside to myths. (NIV)
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God is not whatever our conscience or imagination would like him to be.* |
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The story above is old news by now, but Paul’s warning to
Timothy about such occurrences is as timely as ever. People want to believe in
God – they even claim to be Christians – but in order to validate their
lifestyle choices, they have to rewrite the Bible and create a god in their own
image. Folks who would scoff at the idea of worshipping idols, who would never
take ancient Greek and Roman mythology seriously, are perverting the Word of
God because the Truth hurts. In the name of tolerance and progressive thinking,
they have abandoned sound doctrine.
Paul follows his dire prediction with advice that is as
relevant to us as it was to Timothy: Keep
your head under all circumstances, endure hardship, do the work of an
evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. (Verse 5) Yes, these are troubling times when
those we have looked to for leadership can no longer be trusted. But our plan
of action is the same no matter the circumstances. Pray, know the Truth, and do
the work you are called to do. If you stand firmly in your faith, you will be a
bright light in a dark world.
It’s what we do . . .
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We need to call sin, "sin." Not with vindictiveness, but with tears.* |
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