Be on your
guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13
In our day, religion may be very precious
to some persons, but hardly important enough to cause division or risk hurting
anyone’s feelings!
In all our discussions there must never be
any trace of intolerance, we are reminded; but obviously we forget that the
most fervent devotees of tolerance are invariably intolerant of everyone who speaks
about God with certainty. And there must be no bigotry—which is the name given
to spiritual assurance by those who do not enjoy it!
The desire to please may be commendable
enough under certain circumstances, but when pleasing men means displeasing God
it is an unqualified evil and should have no place in the Christian’s heart. To
be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with men. This is such a
common truth that one hesitates to mention it, yet it appears to have been
overlooked by the majority of Christians today.
There is a notion abroad that to win a man
we must agree with him. Actually, the exact opposite is true!
The man who is going in a wrong direction
will never be set right by the affable religionist who falls into step beside
him and goes the same way. Someone must place himself across the path and
insist that the straying man turn around and go in the right direction.
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