TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD
By C. R. Stam
Scripture Reading: II
Timothy 2: 15
Because of a failure to
understand God's purposes as outlined in the Scriptures, some have
felt it necessary to alter many of the plainest statements of Holy
Writ. Supposing that God could not have meant exactly what He said,
they have concluded that these things must be interpreted in a
"spiritual" sense.
Actually, there is
nothing spiritual about failing to take God at His Word or seeking
to explain away difficulties by arbitrarily altering what He has
plainly said.
First, this would leave
us at the mercy of theologians. If the Scriptures do not mean what
they say, who has the authority to decide what they do mean? And how
can we turn to the Word of God for light if it does not mean what it
says and only trained theologians can tell us what it does mean?
Second, this altering of
the Scriptures affects the veracity of God. It is a thrust at His
very honor. If the obvious, natural meaning of the Old Testament
promises are not to be depended upon, how can we depend upon any
promise of God? Then, when He says: "Whosoever shall call upon
the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13). He may
also mean something else instead of what He actually says.
Third, this
"spiritualizing" of Scripture endorses apostasy, for it
allows men to alter the meaning of God's Word according to their
will.
The path to a true
understanding and enjoyment of the Bible is not in altering but in
"rightly dividing" it (II Timothy 2:15).
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