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The Logos august 2012 Issue

A publication of the Church of Christ on Tortola, with the aim of bringing everyone in unity through the Logos of God.

The Logos

Paltry Religion By Kenny Lake

We live a in a world where many of us are religious people. Some more religious than others, but many of us have some belief or another in God. I contend that if we who claim to be Christians and really believe in the inspired Word of God as our guide, we would do our utmost to make sure we please the God whom we love and serve in the right way, by following His guide book correctly. The word Paltry means trash worthless insignificant. I know we would never ever consider God nor his divine word as such. So hence if we dont hold our God nor His word in that regard, that means we should be holding it dear to our hearts and making sure whatever we do regarding our God, will be according to what He says, why? Because we hold Him in high regard and not cheap and paltry. So if that be the case, we will make sure we wont be a Paltry Christian and we wont be apart of any Paltry Religion. In the Old Testament, we read of Jeroboam. This king had a very different religion than that of Davids (I Kings 12:25-33; II Samuel 24:22-24). His religion was also very different from the apostle Pauls, who counted all things loss for the cause of Christ (Phil. 3:7-8).Jereboams religion was different in that he wanted to change the Lords way. Jeremiah recorded, . . . what a horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? (Jer. 5:3031). However, Gods ways cannot be changed (Rev. 22:18-19). Alas, as in the day of old, so it is with the days now, where it does not matter to some who desire to change the Lords ways. Take for instance, salvation. We know, according to the Bible, that we must wait on the Lord and that we cannot do anything alone. We can only be saved by the Lords way. Jesus said, . . . But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God . . . Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me (Matt. 16:15-16, 24). This excludes and prevents our way from being considered or accepted. Immersion is another problem that people have. Is immersion really that hard to follow? You would think this is the case since many are prone to sprinkling or pouring water, calling it baptism.

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Did you know that five times it is mentioned, both Philip and the Eunuch are in water (Acts 8:26-39)? Paul said that immersion is related to being buried with Christ (Rom. 6:3-4). Why would people want to sprinkle or even turn the garden hose on someone and call that immersion? Do people not know that this is not the one baptism that is authorized by the Lord (Eph. 4:5)? These sort of problems are made public because people do not want to see the standard of authority. They say all things are acceptable including, but not limited to, joining the church of your choice. They have no religious conviction nor do they have a thus saith the Lord for what they do. Despite the fact that the Bible says there is one body which is the church (1 Cor. 12:20). People seem to believe what they want to believe and do things in the way they want to do them, like Jeroboam. Thus, compromises in truth are evident making the Lords ways seem cheap, easy and paltry. They have no conviction and its like you cannot say anything against someone. They just want the smooth road and believe that you will go to heaven since there has been a blanket of grace put across mankind and that nothing we do really matters. This could be called Jeroboamism. The way of Jeroboam really was accepted with people in that he gave them convenience and compromises. Today, it is no different as the people are given the opportunities to partake of the Lords Supper any day they want, who no longer have Biblical preaching, but entertain themselves to the point that they are lying on the floor with marshmallows of joyous entertainment attached to their faces. But you know, the Lord is not amused. How can we ignore Scripture as Jeroboam did? God is not pleased with selfish pursuits and we should not be like those who poorly attempt to make going to heaven, cheap or easy and paltry. Jesus said, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me (Matt. 16:24). Let us be faithful and be able to say, as Paul said, . . . I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day . . . (2 Tim. 4:6-8). Listen to the words of our Lord, Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. "Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness! (Mt. 7:21-23). Please let us all take our Lords warning seriously. Let us not only focus on what a preacher may say but lets all make sure that when a preacher says something, it is thus saith the Lord. Let us not make Christianity cheap and paltry like the world does. Let us do things the Lords way.

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