LED ASTRAY BY MYTHS

LED ASTRAY BY MYTHS

Friday, October 20, 2017

2Timothy [GW] 4:3-4 A time will come when people will not listen to accurate teachings [KJV “sound doctrine”}. Instead, they will follow their own desires and surround themselves with teachers who tell them what they want to hear. People will refuse to listen to the truth and turn to myths. [Also note 2:15-19]

  If we fail to study God’s Word and see and accept the facts we live a cankered vulnerable life.

  One favorite non-biblical myth is the philosophy of the more you trust God the more your physical life will be prosperous and secure. Studying the record in God’s Word reveals this is typically not true. God’s record warns us of unrealistic expectations:

·          Jesus was faithful above all others. His life and death?

·         The life and death of the faithful accounted for in Old Testament and New?

·         The apostles?

·         Stephen?

·         Paul?

·         The record of the faithful in our contemporary times?

·          Today’s news reports?

·         Those of you presently or having been active Christians?

  I’m not saying that faithful people will definitely live a miserable life. What I’m saying is we must be realistic. Jesus warned of the allusion. (Jn.15:17-21)

  Paul warned.  (Rom.8:16-18)

  Observing Christians with an unbiblical mythical philosophy saddens my heart when they become disillusioned as a result of unrealistic expectations.

  Fear not, but let us be prepared lest we walk unsteadily. Living a godly life definitely requires large doses of realism.

EBB4

PS. All written exams I’ve taking show the same results. I’m a realistic optimist. And you?