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Although the Behrens who studied themselves to be approved and were praised by Paul not scorned for gossip.
Acts 17: 10: The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
We are to give an account with gentleness, and the defense of the gospel.
1 Peter 3:15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; Christians are called to be not ashamed of accurately handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15 - Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. Finally, Christians are charged to the defense of the gospel.
Philippians 1:16 - the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;
Jude 1:3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.
The emphasis has shifted toward the man versus the messages they herald. There appears to be a subtle shift in authority, or a growing trend of which is becoming more and more evident of these type of messages. It is by no great surprise that it these messages will continue as the emphasis of man will reach the height of its pentacle to that of worshipping the Anti-Christ.
In short these messages are not only blurred, but it has become skewed, marred and no longer distinguishable from the truth. Where does apostasy start and where does it stop? The answer, its finely interwoven into the very fabric of everyday messages and teachings. The messages are cleverly crafted ornate products that tickle the ear of having experiences,
feelings, sensationalism, hype, or emotional resilience. One has become desensitized like the experiment of the Frog in the beaker, Frog was happy sitting in the water, a slow bunson burner was placed at a very low temperature, the frog allicimated to the temperature of which slowly was adjusted over time and soon the frog died from being boiled to death.
II Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
The implication and inferences to what is presently being taught across the pulpit today may have a residual unseen side effect but can bring a degree of separation from a known foundation. The metaphor and picture reflects a type of consequence resulting from a slight deviation from the original plan. The original flight plan from Korean Airline Flight 007 was from Anchorage to Seoul and was shot down over the Soviet Union when it deviated from course. The consensus was that overconfidence and carelessness allowed a simple navigation error to go undetected. http://www.christianforums.com/#_edn1 It only took one degree from the original flight path of the airplane to veer off course which inevitably led to its ruin, as is not adhering to sound doctrine.
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This article is licensed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a>. It uses material from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Flight_KAL-007
">Wikipedia article "Metasyntactic variable"</a>.
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