"Sanctify then by Your truth: Your word is truth."
John 17:17 (NKJV)
Over the years I have had many people talk to me about some book they read or heard about, some movie that is being released, or some current thing going on in society that is ungodly, unbiblical, or that mocks God and His Word. Often these people are upset and they first ask me if I have heard about this thing and then they want to know what I think about it and what should be done. Usually I don't pay much attention to these kinds of things so I don't always know what the people are referring to. But once I do know what they are talking about I usually give them the same answer: "It is just a book", or movie, or whatever.
While I do realize that we need to take a stand for the truth of God's Word, and that there will always be some unbiblical things that come around, we can't allow ourselves to get so concerned about them; it is just a book, movie, or whatever and it does not change God's Word. We need to know the truth of God's Word, live according to the truth, and be ready to share the truth with others. But we must be careful that we are not dragged into debates and arguments about some false teaching. When some wrong teaching or thing comes along remember that is it just a book, it is no comparison to the truth of God's Word.
When Jesus prayed for His disciples in John 17, He did not pray that God would give them wisdom to root out all the false teaching and be able to debate well with others. Jesus prayed that His followers would be sanctified, set apart to God, by the truth of God's Word. It is the application of the truth of God's Word in our life that will build us up spiritually, give us the answers we need for ourselves and others, guide us in our life, and help us do whatever we need to do for God. The most important thing we can do is to be firmly established in the truth and not allow ourselves to be swayed by the latest ungodly thing that comes around.
John 17:17 (NKJV)
Over the years I have had many people talk to me about some book they read or heard about, some movie that is being released, or some current thing going on in society that is ungodly, unbiblical, or that mocks God and His Word. Often these people are upset and they first ask me if I have heard about this thing and then they want to know what I think about it and what should be done. Usually I don't pay much attention to these kinds of things so I don't always know what the people are referring to. But once I do know what they are talking about I usually give them the same answer: "It is just a book", or movie, or whatever.
While I do realize that we need to take a stand for the truth of God's Word, and that there will always be some unbiblical things that come around, we can't allow ourselves to get so concerned about them; it is just a book, movie, or whatever and it does not change God's Word. We need to know the truth of God's Word, live according to the truth, and be ready to share the truth with others. But we must be careful that we are not dragged into debates and arguments about some false teaching. When some wrong teaching or thing comes along remember that is it just a book, it is no comparison to the truth of God's Word.
When Jesus prayed for His disciples in John 17, He did not pray that God would give them wisdom to root out all the false teaching and be able to debate well with others. Jesus prayed that His followers would be sanctified, set apart to God, by the truth of God's Word. It is the application of the truth of God's Word in our life that will build us up spiritually, give us the answers we need for ourselves and others, guide us in our life, and help us do whatever we need to do for God. The most important thing we can do is to be firmly established in the truth and not allow ourselves to be swayed by the latest ungodly thing that comes around.
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