“When men’s eternal souls are at stake, the church cannot be passive and indifferent. Nor can it hide behind false humility that fears being judgmental or behind false love that fears offending. Christ was supremely humble, yet He never called evil anything but what it was: evil. Christ was supremely loving, yet He never withheld a warning that might save His hearers from hell. And he had nothing but intense anger for those who by their false teachings led men away from God and directly toward hell.” John MacArthur
We may be very adept at identifying false teachers, but, what is our response to these people? I am afraid that too often I have been indignant and arrogant—not how Christ would react to them. Remembering the humble attitude of Christ helps me adjust my response to those who are in error. Jesus was never proud, yet He could speak directly concerning what was wrong and He expressed anger when the truth was twisted. What a great challenge for all of us to learn as we faithfully follow Him.
This Thursday morning we will be finishing up our Bible study time together for 2021 as we discuss together the second half of Lesson 11 in our books—”Know Your Adversaries.” I’m looking forward to seeing you. We are working on having our class online—if you don’t see it live, you should be able to watch it later under Livestream Ladies Bible Study on the church website. Last week’s class is posted there.