We have said that the Bereans were commended for listening with open minds to teachings which they had never heard before. Yes, when they were confronted with them. It was the Athenians, not the Bereans, who made it their policy to consider as many viewpoints as possible on every subject (Acts 17:18-21).
The
strength of the Bereans was that they kept close to the Scriptures. When
confronted with some new doctrine, they did indeed give it an interested
hearing, but then“searched the Scriptures daily whether those things were so”
(Acts 17:11). Had they found anything in Paul’s message which contradicted the
Scriptures they would immediately have rejected it. And for this God calls them
“noble”. They were the truly great, the spiritual aristocracy of their day.
To
many believers today aspire to be like the Athenians rather than the Bereans.
They say they wish to have open minds, and this is good if it is remembered
that an open mind is like an open mouth; not everything should be put into it.
The
Athenians went to the other extreme from the Thessalonians, who would not even
consider a new doctrine when confronted with it — would not even consider it in
the light of the Scriptures.
The
Bereans were the wisest of the three. They kept close to that blessed Book,
and, when confronted with unfamiliar teachings, immediately subjected them to
the test of Scripture.
This
is the wisest course, even if only because we are all limited in time and
strength. Obviously we cannot spend a great deal of time looking into the
conflicting teachings of men without sacrificing a great deal of much-needed
time for Bible study, and in the measure that we do this we are bound to grow
spiritually weaker.
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