His Word Never Changes
God never changes, and therefore His Word never changes. We must be wise and reject the "new" which false teachers present to lead us away from Christ.
God never changes, and therefore His Word never changes. We must be wise and reject the "new" which false teachers present to lead us away from Christ.
We continue in the Hungering and Thirsting for God's Word series by turning to 1 Cor 13 as an example of how important it is to know the truth of the Word. A local church can have all appearances of being a true church, blessed by God, and we as a small church can become envious of others who seem to have more success. But, as we shall see in this sermon, outward appearances are deceiving.
We particularly examine two key parts of the Christian's armor - the shield and the sword.
Many - not just a few - many false teachers are in the world and creeping into the church. It is, therefore, our duty to test all teachers and teachings by the Word of God. Too many professing Christians are careless in their study and hearing of their Bible and thus are dupes for Satan's counterfeits and lies.
It is from the Word of God that we learn to worship Him and this worship is to be in Spirit, in the fear of the Lord. Nadab and Abihu did not minister to Him in this reverential fear. They were careless and they were consumed by fire.
In the account of Jesus commanding the storm to stop, we see Him revealing Himself more fully to His disciples. And we find great lessons here for ourselves, seeing once more the vital importance of reading, studying, believing and knowing God's Word.
If a person will not hear God's Word, or when a person is simply careless and does not love God's Word, at some point God gives them over to blindness and deafness to His Word. We must give ourselves to hearing, reading, studying the Bible and if we do so, God will give us even clearer sight and hearing.