“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” – 2 Timothy 3:16
Last summer, I had the opportunity to be a part of a national church leadership Zoom conference from my home. The notables that were present were well known to us all.
The purpose of the Zoom meeting was to merely respond to a national, immoral and abominable issue that was assailing the family and targeting America’s children (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13; Luke 17:2; Romans 1:26; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Jude 1:71; Timothy 1:9-10).
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Throughout this meeting, I have to say that I was not surprised at all to see what their resolve to this national issue would be. Their resolve was to merely post Scripture on social media platforms against those who were advocating crimes against the young. Right then and there, I understood why America is in the state that it is today.
These carnal men and women within the pulpits, having an admixture of both carnal and spiritual things, somehow think that inserting unscriptural mercies to the unrepentant, concerning these perpetrators, who are defiant to God’s Law, will somehow change things (Proverbs 17:15).
They are weak and self-appointed in many cases. They are compromising and pathetic gatekeepers, and nothing more (Proverbs 25:14; John 15:12).
Furthermore, they are responsible for what the culture today has become.
Oh, how prevalent this is today. Read 1 Kings 13:33 and Ezekiel 33:31.
In short, it is a club that I do not want to be named among.
It is a club of fleshly compromisers that are seeking fame and fortune, who care for little to nothing when it comes to the Lord being glorified (John 3:6).
They know very little of the practice of their confessions in private, though they know much of it in public (Matthew 23:3).
King David, a man after the Lord’s own heart, said, “I am a companion of all who [reverently] fear You, And of those who keep and honor Your precepts” (Psalm 119:63 (Amplified))
Where are these men of God in which David speaks? I know not but those who have passed. The Augustines, the Luthers, the Knoxs, Spurgeons, Whitfields, Bunyans, Booths, Edwards, etc.
These clicky club “church leaders” of today know nothing of the Lord. Yet, only as far as it serves themselves and their donors.
No Law to grace preached, no repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21), no holiness preached, no blood preached, there is nothing heard out of their mouths concerning sanctification. No, they have aligned themselves with others who are just as carnal as themselves.
These men act like those who are sewing with a needle to make pillowcases for the heads of those who heed their message, all the while indoctrinating with a carnal false grace and mercy.
How unlike, “Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men,” found in 2 Corinthians 5:11.
They should be, through their example, leading the charge with the sword of the Spirit in slaying and conquering sin the way that we are biblically commanded to do so (Hosea 6:5). To be on the offensive and not the defensive (Matthew 16:18).
In fact, these are the ones that are responsible for the establishment in government (Because they have created one in the church), which everyone complains about.
These “good ole boys” spend more time defending corrupt politicians and will fight you on that one issue alone before you will ever see them defend the Gospel and truths within the pages of the Bible (Philippians 1:17).
These sacrifice the truth by continuously preaching a false peace in making war against the Lord (Micah 3:5). How so, you might ask? They teach “you just get along to go along.” Don’t offend anyone, say they, while giving a pass to anyone that offends the Lord! I ask, how could they ever explain away the history of the martyrs throughout church history?
This is not what Scripture teaches (Matthew 10:34).
The standard has become who and what they have become rather than pointing to the exalted Lamb of God, who was crucified for the sins of the world. Apparently, they seemed to have forgotten that we will all, including the “good ole boys,” will be judged according to Christ in His risen state (John 1:29; 1 John 2:2).
“Because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.” -Acts 17:31
Yet, if you want to be a part of the ranks (hierarchy) when it comes to these “good ole boys” church leadership, then let me show you what is not tolerated.
Absolutely no reproof, no correction, no instruction in the ways of righteousness is tolerated (2 Timothy 3:16) and yet, this is what the Lord had commanded for us to do in unifying us in Christ (Proverbs 27:17; 1 Corinthians 1:10). However, if you do so, you will be ostracized, criticized and maybe even worse, that is if they had the power to do so (John 16:2-3). How shameful they have become. Additionally, somehow, the people would have it so while these compromisers play games in jeopardizing the souls of men (Jeremiah 5:31; 2 Timothy 4:3).
Conclusion: Jesus said, “For this reason have I come into the world to bear witness to the truth” (John 18:37).
His mission is not to bring peace. His mission is not to bring unity (in compromise). His mission is to bring truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.
If ever the church needed to hear that afresh, it’s today. We live in a time where the agenda of the church is focused on everything but the truth. Why? It’s because truth inevitably divides, truth causes controversy, and truth creates uproars and tumults.
The whole philosophy of the professors today is “don’t rock the boat,” avoid controversy, and above all else, do not bear witness to the truth.
We have to look to Christ, who defined His entire mission in terms of bearing witness to the Truth. This is the Truth that too many fail to bring because they seek the praise of men and not God (John 12:43).
Friends, stand alone, if need be. Better to be alone with the Lord than in company with His enemies.
