- Any time anyone says something contrary to what Jesus Christ said and taught they are anti-Christ, or against Christ in such a matter. Of course those who do teach and influence others to believe doctrines contrary to what Jesus and His apostles taught do imperil their eternal inheritance. Jesus said that those who “break one of the least of these (ten) commandments, and teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of God” (See Matthew 5:19). Paul spoke of those who would be saved “yet so as by fire,” suffering the loss of some, maybe all, of the eternal rewards they might have had if they had only been obedient and true to the teachings of God’s Word. (See I Corinthians 3:15).
- To assume you are right in some matter can prove to be quite costly if indeed you are wrong. To assume your aircraft has been adequately fueled can prove fatal if the gas tanks are almost empty. To assume the ice on a pond is more than sufficient to hold your weight can be quite costly if the ice proves to be less than a quarter inch thick. And to assume you are walking in the truth and honoring God and His Word can be very costly if in fact you have no real understanding in some matter of scripture. Baptist Bible colleges crank out Baptist preachers. Episcopalian seminaries crank out Episcopalian priests. Pentecostal and Amish schools spew out……..well, you get the picture. It is quite obvious these folks are not really “proving” all things of a spiritual nature for, if they were doing so, you would see them all coming together in one great body of believers, all believing and teaching the same thing, no longer identifying themselves as Baptist, Amish, Episcopalian, Methodist, etc.
- I make no apology for the fact that I am a teacher of God’s Word. I am not a pastor, a prophet, or a priest. Long ago God instilled in my innermost being a hunger and thirst for His Word as well as a deep and abiding understanding of His Word. As stated many times before, I am a mere sower of seed. I do not reap. I say what God’s Word says distinctly and clearly as well as forthrightly and without apology to anyone. I let the chips fall where they may. That is my calling, my gift, my ministry, my service to the Lord and His kingdom. With my Lord, I say, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- Christ’s Faithful Servant (Galatians 1:10-12),
- Donald Wiley
