“Heaven and earth will
pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
Mark 13:31
What do you do when
your ‘experience’ doesn’t match the Word of God?
Do you still believe
the Word is true?
----OR----
Do you create a
theology to fit your experience?
Our culture is filled
with examples of theology being shaped to match the will of man.
Sadly, it happens in
some of our churches too.
Because everyone who
has ever prayed for healing has not received it then some teach that healing
ceased after the 1st Century church.
Because the preaching
of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing then some have chosen to
preach a ‘more palatable’ gospel.
Because Jesus made
claims of being the only way to the Father some are teaching a ‘more tolerant’
gospel.
Professing ourselves
to be wise we have become fools if/when we choose to create a ‘new’ gospel.
The truth is, it is
not new – it is merely man choosing to go his own way.
We ‘modify’ truth to
fit our circumstances and experiences.
What if Jesus chose
that path?
What if He determined
that the way of the cross was unbearable so He would make His own way; finding
an alternate to the Father’s plans.
It sounds pretty
preposterous, doesn’t it?
And yet that is
exactly what we do when we create a theology to suit us.
We thumb our nose at
God and say – I’ll take it from here.
Don’t forsake the
Word of God.
When you cannot
understand why your experience doesn’t match the Word it does not mean you get
to change the Truth of God.
Let God be truth and
every man a liar!
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