The Day Of Itching Ears
Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
For the professing Church the day of theological controversy has
passed. Ecumenism is now the word on every tongue. Church leaders appear
to have become convinced that the stifling confusion in the Church can
be overcome only by all of us getting together, minimizing our
differences and emphasizing those doctrines on which we all agree. As a
result some of the most important doctrines of Scripture are neither
denied nor affirmed; they are ignored. But little matter, for the
objective now is not to be true to the written Word of God, but to see
to it that the Church is “strong” and commands the world’s respect.
Ecumenism, sad to say, has made significant inroads among
evangelical believers too. All too seldom do men of God stand up to
defend by the Scriptures the truths they believe and proclaim.
Theological debate has given place to the dialogue, in which two
individuals or groups sit down together to discuss their differences and
see if there is not some basis for agreement. This appears generous and
objective but too often convictions are compromised and the truth
watered down by such undertakings, with the result that the Spirit’s
power is sacrificed for numerical strength.
No man of God can speak in the power of the Spirit when he places
anything before the Word and Will of God. Nor can the Church ever be
truly united and strong unless she puts God’s Word and Will first and
takes her place in the world as Christ’s embassy on alien territory (See
II Cor. 5:20).
Explanation of Acts 2:38
Les Feldick
Les Feldick Ministries
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Kinta, OK 74552
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