Taking an Uncompromising Unwavering Stance

It is clear that fewer and fewer “Christians” in the church today are willing to take an uncompromising and unwavering stance on the truth of the Scriptures.  Any Biblical commands that are considered “uncomfortable” or “old fashioned” are written off as mere “suggestions” for godly living, not literal commands of God for all who believe.  The common recurring response of many to any such commandments has been the phrase, “It depends on your interpretion of the Bible”.  They believe there are ”many different interpretions” and thus many “different ways” to live a godly life.  One “Christian” woman recently told me that she and her “live-in” boyfriend have their own “private faith” where they have decided which commandments and Biblical teachings “best fits” them, abide by those and reject the rest as being “incompatible” with their desired lifestyle.  She said “some of the admonitions of the Bible “just don’t work” for them.  Thus, she and her boyfriend  have in essence, fashioned their own hand made gospel which bears no resemblance to the gospel of God’s Word.  Another “professing Christian”  told me that he believes there are different levels or degrees of Christianity and that all Christians don’t necessarily have to live their lives in response to a common behaviorable standard set forth in the Bible.  As for himself, he said he consders himself a “C- Christian”, the grade or level he feels most “confortable” with.  Sad to say, this kind of verbage is a ”new age” brand of thinking that is appalling to mainline christianity and is rapidly creeping into the church today at an alarming rate.  The once unquestioned and undeniable foundational doctrines of the Bible are now being reconsidered and redifined as merely one of many different theological views or ways of thinking.

Thus, the time has come for true Christians, to take an uncompromising unwavering stance for the undeniable and unchaning Word of God.  The Bible says that “The time will come in the last days when people will not endure sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around themselves teachers who will say what their itching ears want to hear.” (II Tim. 4:3 NIV/KJV)  This prophetic time has now come, a time when true Christians are being called upon to take a uncompromising and unwavering stance for the clear teaching of the Word of God.  In such times, sister may have to stand against brother and brother against sister.  Such a stance against compromising what the Bible says, is a costly one but is one that pleases God and that honors the price He paid for our sin through Jesus Christ at the cross.  As Jesus Himself said, “If any man come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me”. (Mt. 16:24)

In the midst of a weak mediocer modern day “Christianity” may God help us to unashamedly take an uncompromising unwavering stance that the Bible is without doubt the inspiried Word of God and is the foundation for all that we believe is true.

So be it Lord Jesus!