Acts 4:18
So they called them and
commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
What is called Christianity today is not
the Christianity of the New Testament; Jesus is [no longer] the fountainhead of
modern Christianity. We have to learn that to stand true to Jesus Christ’s
point of view means ostracism, the ostracism that was brought on Him (most of
us know nothing whatever about it).
Jesus does not look on men and women as
babes in the wood, but as sinners who need saving, and the modern mind detests
His view. Our Lord’s teaching is based on something we violently hate, namely
His doctrine of sin; we do not believe it unless we have had a radical dealing
with God on the line of His teaching.
Remember that a disciple is committed to
obtaining the mind of Christ -- much more than [obtaining a belief in Jesus. A
disciple] is committed to his Lord’s view of the world, of men, of God, and
sin. Never get tricked into thinking that the Bible does not mean what it says
when it disagrees with you. Disagree with what our Lord says by all means if
you like, but never say that the Bible does not mean what it says.
Excerpts from Oswald Chambers
Daily Devotional Bible, Reading 170
(6/19)
From The
Highest Good
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