The
above statement is a little motto that I used to see each time I went into the
local bank where we used to live. I'm sure that the banker was thinking of
material things when this motto was put up. However, I have thought a good bit
about this concerning spiritual things, and concerning our study of God's Word.
Too many times, boys and girls, as well as adults, listen to others tell of
certain happenings in the Bible or of Bible stories and take what someone says concerning
the subject and many times these things are "almost right, but
wrong."
There are many things that we
could bring out that we have noticed recently about things that writers add to
the actual account of Bible stories. We won't go into all these things,
however. My purpose of this lesson is just to get you boys and girls to go to
the Word of the Lord for your final authority before accepting any Bible
teaching. The Lord surely tells us that He gives teachers and preachers to help
guide us into the studies of His Word. We are all weak, however, and prone to
make mistakes, so it would be good for us all to look into the Bible to see
what we should accept. A sincere teacher may follow along with what she has
heard from others and give out something that is not exactly right. A sincere
boy or girl may take this and give it to others; when all the time it may be
"almost right, but wrong." Then, too, there are those that are false
teachers and would purposely misrepresent the truth to take glory from the Lord.
As you study with me in each of these lessons, I surely hope that you will
always look into the Bible and check everything with God's Word.
In Acts 26 we find the apostle
Paul talking to King Agrippa concerning the Lord and how to be saved. The King
said to Paul, "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." This man
was almost persuaded to be saved and yet refused to do so. In this case being
almost right, but wrong meant eternal death and separation from the Lord for
this man. So, we may see from this account how tragic it would be to be
"almost right, but wrong." One could be almost true to the Word of
God, and yet may add something to it, or leave something out that could change
the meaning a good bit. For instance, in most cases the stories will say that
three wise men came to worship the Lord Jesus when He was born. As far as I can
find in the Scriptures, there is no recording of how many wise men came. Also,
we find as we read the newspaper stories that the authors speak of December the
25th as the day that Christ was born. We find in Luke, chapter 2, "For
unto you is born 'this day' in the city of David a Savior ...." Once again
I will say that as far as I can see in the Bible it doesn't tell us the exact
date of His birth.
I know that some of you are
saying that these things are so small and unimportant. That may be true in this
case, but remember that the devil is very clever and smart, and if he can get
us to take someone's word for details instead of going to the Word and taking
God's Word, then he may succeed in getting us mixed up on things that will
greatly affect our lives for Christ.
In the first place, Satan will
try to get unsaved people confused on how to be saved. This is most easily done
by ministers who will give out the plan of salvation almost right, but wrong.
Some will say that you must accept Christ and then be baptized and join some
church, then you are saved. This would be partly right, partly wrong. The
Scripture surely teaches us that we must accept Christ (believe in our hearts),
but nowhere does the Scripture tell us that today we must be baptized in water
and join a church to be saved. So, you can see how Satan can use even a
minister who will preach the Word almost right, but wrong. Search the
Scriptures!
How
God Saves Men
Believing
Christ DIED, that’s HISTORY.
Believing
Christ DIED for YOU SINS and Rose again that’s SALVATION.
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Acts 16L31 Romans 1:16, and 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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