The Bible and The Whisky Bottle.
There’s an interesting quote from Harper Lee the Author of To Kill a Mockingbird. She wrote,
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)...”Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird.
What she says is true. Throughout the years man and women have used the bible to justify the killing of thousand in the Crusades, to supporting slavery and segregation. To restricting the rights of those who lifestyle they disagree with, to robbing innocent people of their hard earned money. At least someone with a whisky bottle in his hand at worst dishonours himself.
Christians do not do a very good job of policing themselves and freedom of speech laws in our democracy allow for anyone to say anything. Thus almost anything can be said in the name of God and Christ even if it’s not true.
False teachers are not new. They’ve been around since the times of the apostles. The apostle Paul writing to Timothy said,
“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” 2Timothy 4:3,4.
It’s easy to call oneself a Christian. It’s easy to take scriptures out of context and make them say what is not true. Jesus said,
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” Matthew 7:21-23.
We here in North America and the western democracies enjoy incredible freedoms. Freedoms that unfortunately are a double edged sword. It allows us to exercise our faith without fear. While at the same time allowing false teachers to arise and lead people astray.
It is therefor incumbent on each Christian to study the Bible for themselves to pray and ask God to show them the truths there in.
It is incumbent of Christians to find and fellowship with a Church that is founded solidly on the truth of the Bible.
Christians should not be afraid to ask their pastor evangelist or any Christian teacher questions about what they have taught on.
Christians should not be afraid of pointing out any errors or perceived error to a pastor, evangelist, or Christian teacher. Remember they are only men and are fallible.
It is only by open discussion of things you may not understand or think that is in error that we get to the truth of the scriptures.
No good and honest teacher of God’s word will refuse to answer your questions. If they don’t. Have nothing to do with them.
Please think about it.
There’s an interesting quote from Harper Lee the Author of To Kill a Mockingbird. She wrote,
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)...”Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird.
What she says is true. Throughout the years man and women have used the bible to justify the killing of thousand in the Crusades, to supporting slavery and segregation. To restricting the rights of those who lifestyle they disagree with, to robbing innocent people of their hard earned money. At least someone with a whisky bottle in his hand at worst dishonours himself.
Christians do not do a very good job of policing themselves and freedom of speech laws in our democracy allow for anyone to say anything. Thus almost anything can be said in the name of God and Christ even if it’s not true.
False teachers are not new. They’ve been around since the times of the apostles. The apostle Paul writing to Timothy said,
“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” 2Timothy 4:3,4.
It’s easy to call oneself a Christian. It’s easy to take scriptures out of context and make them say what is not true. Jesus said,
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” Matthew 7:21-23.
We here in North America and the western democracies enjoy incredible freedoms. Freedoms that unfortunately are a double edged sword. It allows us to exercise our faith without fear. While at the same time allowing false teachers to arise and lead people astray.
It is therefor incumbent on each Christian to study the Bible for themselves to pray and ask God to show them the truths there in.
It is incumbent of Christians to find and fellowship with a Church that is founded solidly on the truth of the Bible.
Christians should not be afraid to ask their pastor evangelist or any Christian teacher questions about what they have taught on.
Christians should not be afraid of pointing out any errors or perceived error to a pastor, evangelist, or Christian teacher. Remember they are only men and are fallible.
It is only by open discussion of things you may not understand or think that is in error that we get to the truth of the scriptures.
No good and honest teacher of God’s word will refuse to answer your questions. If they don’t. Have nothing to do with them.
Please think about it.
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