But why do you call
Me ‘Lord, Lord,’
And not do the things
which I say?
Whoever comes to Me,
And hears My sayings
and does them,
I will show you whom
he is like:
Luke 6:46–47
Jesus went
on them to give the narration about two men, one who built his house on rock,
and the other who built his house on sand. The house on the rock stood the
flood, the house on the sand did not stand against the stream that beat upon it
and it fell. The lesson to be learned is that we must build our faith upon the
rock, and that Rock is Jesus Christ for He is the firm foundation. Even when
people build a house on sand, they are doing much the same as the one who built
his house on rock, except one built upon a poor foundation, sand. It was
destroyed. Our faith to be Authentic Biblical Faith must be built on the truth
of God’s word, and not on some philosophical influence. Those who build on sand
and not rock are like the Pharisees: “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Now you
Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is
full of greed and wickedness’” (Luke 11:39). This is the problem that
Christians face today, inasmuch as some Churches look clean on the outside but
are full of lies on the inside. Many are mislead and believe in such false
teachings as to become hardened to the truth of Scripture and will not even
consider that they may be wrong, that what they are learning is not Scriptural;
yet, they are affiliated with Churches that do many good and philanthropy. That
may be good but their theology is built on sand, it is faulty, and it destroys
Authentic Biblical Faith.
What the
early Church fought, the heresies and that which was being taught as
“Christian” was not and many theologians had to write against such heresies, or
false teaching, those Churches who were in error. This must be done today, for
there is being taught that which is not Authentic Biblical Faith. Liberal
Christianity is one such false teaching and must be addressed; many have fallen
prey to such unbiblical teachings. Liberalism has as its foundation on which it
bases its hope is that man can elevate man to a place where man can choose to
save himself, to become one in the brotherhood of Christ. Liberal Christians
point to all the good things they are doing, the love that they show (by
accepting homosexuals, same sex marriage, abortions, women preaching) to all as
if this is what is being taught in the Bible. It is not, for this has its
foundation on either a direct lie, or be imposing their presuppositions to make
Scripture say what they desire it to say. It is a nice theory propounded by
Liberal Christianity and it is easy to accept as possible, but has no
experiential foundation. How? By not following in the words of Jesus Christ and
accepting works as a sign that they are one of God’s children and belong to the
brotherhood of Christians. Not matter how elevated a society of Liberal
Christians are, not matter how hard they strive to raise man to a higher
morality, they fail to do so. How? Improving earthly conditions or molding individuals
under such is as so often spoken: “following the Golden Rule,” and even with a
ring of possibility or truth there will be a time whereby sin is palliated, and
the condition of the whole has not or have not improved. Why? The conditions
that Liberal Christianity strives to produce are not for the gospel’s sake,
they give validity that which is contrary to Scripture; and they become
ego–centric inasmuch as they do all this philanthropic exercises for the sake
of their pride of accomplishment. This striving of Liberal Christianity to
produce a utopian world has little value. Liberal Christianity is not Authentic
Biblical Christianity. It is not that Authentic Biblical Christians are
oblivious of the need to mold people, to give aid to people, to make cause for
a better and improved society. What is more important in this following of the
words of Jesus is not to just have an outside clean cup, rather it is to be
clean on the inside and this is accomplished by the foundation which is Jesus
Christ, Authentic Biblical Faith, not some man made theology. In other words;
is it of God or not? The highest priority for an Authentic Biblical Christian
is salvation by believing in Jesus Christ. Liberal Christianity teaches that
somehow man can pull himself up by his sinful bootstraps and save himself, by
simply making a decision to do so. This teaching destroys the Biblical teaching
that man is totally depraved and in need of a Savior, and that man from birth
is sinful: “Behold, I was brought froth in iniquity, and in sin my mother
conceived me” (Psalm 51:5). Job asks this question: “Who can bring a
clean thing out of an unclean? No one” (Job 14:4)! Authentic Biblical
Christians cry out: “I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my
rock and my fortress and my deliverer; MY God, my strength, in whom I will
trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon
the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies”
(Psalm 18:1–3). For man who is totally depraved there must be a way for him
to be saved and this by believing in Jesus Christ. How can this be done? My man
himself? NO! Therefore another way must be provided to man and that way is by
faith given to man by God’s grace. This is done by teaching to whomever Scripture
and Biblical principles and God adds to them the faith to believe. They these
of the brotherhood of Jesus Christ go forth in their daily life to preach and
teach the Gospel; Jesus came and died for sin and rose again and ascended into
heaven making infinite intercessions for God’s chosen people. By this Authentic
Biblical Christians go forth into the world to make positive changes for man.
Any true societal change that benefits man comes to exist it will be only by
those who are truly transformed, those who have been redeemed by God. Liberal
Christianity and Authentic Biblical Christian differ in the way societal
transformation is conceived. Both groups would agree that there is a need for
societal transformation. A true and Authentic Biblical Christian, a true
evangelist, is interested in the salvation of individuals and at the same time
do have an interest for the betterment of man. Before any of this can be
achieved, it must be admitted that there is a society who is interested in the
betterment of the whole of society. Who are they? It is those who have had a
true life changing process and are saved by the Grace of God, those who make of
the called out ones; he Church. The Church is the highest Christian answer to
the social needs of man.
Grecian
philosophy that became an infection for the truth of God and His people
attempted to teach men how to be pious, and to live either in ascetism, or in
licentiousness. We find this today in apostate Churches. If your Church is
involved in such unbiblical teaching: LEAVE! Find a Church that teaches the
Bible unashamedly.
The LORD lives!
Blessed be
my Rock!
Let the God of my salvation
Be exalted.
Psalm
18:46
You are delivered from sin: Live as what you are!
Richard L. Crumb
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