February Quote of the Month

"The Scriptures were not written to confirm our reasoning but rather to correct it."
-C.D. Cole, Definitions of Doctrine Vol 1

If everyone took this idea to heart, there would a lot less heresy in the world, that is for sure! There are far too many people who approach the Bible with preconceived ideas. Instead, we need to let the Bible speak for itself.

A lot of examples could be used here, but a big one is creation. The Bible very clearly tells us that God created the world in six literal days (see Genesis 1; Exodus 20:11; etc). Yet, some have approached the Bible with the idea that the world is billions of years old. This has given birth to such heresies as the Gap Theory, Theistic Evolution, etc. The Bible knows nothing of any of that nonsense!

Another example is the local church. The Bible very clearly teaches a local, visible body of believers (Galatians 1:2; Revelation 1:4; etc). Yet, some have imagined a universal invisible group. The Bible teaches no such thing.

We could also talk about baptism. The Bible is very clear that baptism is immersion only after salvation (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 8:36-38; John 3:23; etc). Yet, among the religious people of our day we hear of such heresy as sprinkling and pouring; baptismal regeneration, and infant baptism. These things are not taught in the Holy Scriptures.

And the list could go on and on. May God help us to realize the truth of what Bro. Cole wrote in his book, and let us preach the Word in a way that is pleasing to our great God and wonderful Saviour!

"...let God be true, but every man a liar..." (Romans 3:4).

In Christ,

David M. Green