“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wave of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.” Ephesians 4:14
Inquiring spiritual minds would tend to ask what specifically precedes the “Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth…” The blueprint to avoid such disasters is clarified beginning in verse 11 “It was He who gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors & teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ…”
In a nutshell, what happens when we don’t listen to God’s truth? Don’t we tend to become gullible, believing fairy tales that we come from nothing and are going nowhere, that inanimate objects forever existed, or living things arose from nonliving? Given enough time, the impossible becomes the possible. Scripture warns, “They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths” (II Timothy 4:4).
Theological illiteracy has dramatically increased among professing Christian communities. Churches desperately need a fresh infusion of true biblical doctrine. Without it, we have nothing to offer a truth-deprived world. There are no shortcuts to spiritual maturity. The above blueprint offers Identity Tracks for Service, Building the Body to a Mature Unity of Faith & Knowledge for our good & the fullness of His Glory.
BOTTOM LINE:
“Doctrine matters. What you believe about God, the gospel, the nature of man, and every major truth addressed in Scripture eventually filters down and bears revealing fruit in every area of your life.” John MacArthur
Truth: A Bigger View of God’s Word, Randy Alcorn, 2017, Pg 53 Harvest House.
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