Thursday, October 06, 2005

Rome, Hunt, and Truth

Wednesday evening I read two articles that I promised to provide links for. The article concerning the Catholic Church's statement that the Bible is not accurate can be found here:

times on line

Meanwhile, you can download a PDF file of the September 2005 Berean Call here:

Berean Call

The portion I read was from the letters section: pages 5 & 6.

The recording space ran out before I summariazed, but what we see here is that the primary attacks against the sufficiency, accuracy and doctrinal purity of Scripture is not coming from outside the church. The unbelieving world is not doing us the greatest damage. Rather, the damage is coming from "religious" voices; some within the "evangelical" church. Whether it is Rome telling us that the Bible is not accurate or Dave Hunt telling us that adherents of Calvinism are bound for hell, all they produce is divisiveness, doubt and more reason for the heathen to mock.

Stand on the Word, my friends. And if the Word says that God elects, then adjust your thinking accordingly. If the Word says God created the worlds (just as He created the Son of God in a virgin's womb), then adjust your thinking to recognize the sovereign hand of the Creator. But, most importantly, if any voice from any corner causes you to doubt the veracity of the Word, remember Paul's words --- "For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar." (Rom. 3:3-4)