Holding forth the Word of Life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ

Philippians 2:16

Trinity Reformed Baptist Church

Topeka Kansas - 66614

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A call for

Biblical Discernment.

All Truth sets itself against Error. Where Holy Scripture speaks, it speaks with authority. It speaks definitely. It speaks decisively. It calls for absolute conviction. It demands that we submit to God and resist the Devil. James 4:7. It urges us to discern between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. 1 John 4:6. It commands us to turn away from evil and do good. 1 Peter 3:11. It bids us to turn from the broad way that seems right to the human mind, Proverbs 14:12, and follow the narrow way as demanded by our Lord Jesus Christ, Matthew 7:13-14.

The Bible tells us that God's ways are not our ways, nor our thoughts His thoughts, Isaiah 55:8. It orders us to protect the truth and reject lies, Romans 1:25. It declares no lie is of the truth, 1 John 2:21. It guarantees that the righteous shall be eternally blessed and the wicked shall perish without appeal, Psalm 1:1-6. And the bible reminds us that "friendship with the world is enmity with God. Whosoever there- fore wants to be friends with the worldly makes himself an enemy with God." James 4:4. Biblical Discernment demands that where Scripture speaks with clarity, a hard line must be drawn, by every soul that is given Scriptural Discernment. 

Christ is against human philosophy, sham deception, human traditions, and the evil ways of the world., Colossians 2:8. Those things can not be integrated with true Christian beliefs, they must be repudiated and steadfastly rejected and resisted. The Scriptures demand that we make a definitive choice: "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord be God follow Him; if Baal, follow him"    1 Kings 18:21. Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve. . . But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord" Joshua 24:15.

The above quotes are taken from: 

The Truth War

"Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception"

"An excellent book and page turner"

by John MacAuthur

Our Lord Jesus Christ said

"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world,  but > I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also. > But all these things will they do unto you for 

My name's sake, because they know not Him that sent Me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth Me hateth My Father also.

John 15:18-23.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, 

but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Proverbs 14:12.