Contend we must, gentle reader, for Satan's lying promise flows from the pulpit and floods the pew. Sincere but sorely deceived teachers unwittingly water down the word of God and "distort the gospel of Christ" (Gal 1:7). "They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly," lamented the Almighty, "saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace" ( Jer 6:14).
Though popular, modern ministers would surely never do so intentionally, they have indeed mixed, "Ye shalt not surely die" into their presentation of the gospel. Beguiled by big ministries with big names followed by big academic degrees, multitudes swallow theological swill served up by a name they are told to trust and Satan's lying promise dupes them into sin and spiritual ruin just as it did our first parents in the perfection of our gracious Creator's virgin paradise.
Contend we must, gentle reader, for Satan's lying promise flows from the pulpit and floods the pew. Sincere but sorely deceived teachers unwittingly water down the word of God and "distort the gospel of Christ" (Gal 1:7). "They have healed also the ...