Why does there seem to be a kind of blindness toward truth among Christians today?

And I’m speaking of those that have been in the Bible churches for most, if not all, of their lives. Those who are leaders, deacons, elders, and even pastors.

It’s as if a kind of sleeping sickness has overcome our churches today. Causing our leaders to have their physical eyes open while remaining blind to their dangerous spiritual state.

And, even as I write this, I am convinced that those in the greatest danger do not see themselves that way at all.

These same men and women are the ones solely dedicated to making their churches more loving, more tolerant, more openminded, more “gospel-centered”, “Christ-centered”, “relevant”, “contextual”, and everything else that the mainstream Evangelical writers and authors and pastors are telling them to do.

A Willful Rejection of Truth

This state of affairs is actually caused by major spiritual deception.

By Christians actually following, unwittingly, after a demonic spirit of deception. Which simply means that Satan has been moving the church in this direction for generations.

As a result, many of our leaders have become thoroughly convinced of the superiority of their own biblical soundness. As they lead their people down more “loving” and “thoughtful” paths.

But this spiritual self-confidence could not have developed on its own. Unless it was accompanied by a willful ignorance.

As in a pre-meditated choice that was made not to consider and teach crucial principles of biblical truth and practice.  

In other words, it’s about the willful rejection of truth. By Christians willfully rejecting the word of God. 

But why are they choosing to do this?

When the Church Seeks Respect from the World

All of this willful blindness echoes back to the shift in belief within the churches in the early 1900s. When many leaders and denominations chose to split away from the unpopular reputation that Fundamentalism had developed in contrast with the mainstream secular and religious cultures. 

The “Evangelicals”, however, wanted to make a clear distinction between themselves and the Fundamentalists; whom they regarded as narrow, intolerant, bombastic, unkind, ignorant, and socially and intellectually unacceptable.

And as this split was taking place, the choice was also made to stop the criticism of those whose doctrines and traditions were not biblically sound. A choice was made to stop emphasizing the “negative”. 

Instead, they chose to emphasize the “positive”. To promote those areas of agreement that different “Christian” groups had. To not focus on “differences”. 

Which is a totally unbiblical way of thinking.

Totally unbiblical.

The Call for Clarity

Today, this thinking dominates virtually every Evangelical church. And virtually every kind of ministry. 

There is a spirit of spiritual compromise that controls most all that we see and hear today.  

This willingness to tolerate error in our midst has left us with no recourse. NOW, the only way back from all of this, is to openly repudiate it and to repent of it. 

The only way for the modern Evangelical church to get out of this swamp of compromise is to clearly and boldly cast it off and come out of it. Some who have spent time in a solid Fundamental church will recognize this as the doctrine of biblical separation. 

Which is unheard of in today’s Evangelical church. And even in many “New” Fundamental churches. 

This is what the Bible means when it says, “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,” (II Corinthians 6:14-18). Which is a command the Lord made repeatedly for crystal clarity in what we preach and in what we do. 

It is the difference between our being light or darkness. Between bringing understanding or confusion. 

This means that our churches and other “ministries” must come out of the general associations that they have formed over the last few generations. Associations that have been made with cultural, social, and humanitarian-aid groups.

And with religious groups that do not faithfully and clearly follow the word of God. (Regardless of their humanitarian and social “good work”.) 

And to stop having “fellowship” with and “dialogue” with and “warm friendships” with those men and women who deny the doctrines of the faith – while they continue to serve as teachers and leaders in apostate groups.

To stop calling unbelieving leaders “Christian brothers” who identify with the beliefs of apostate denominations. (To stop giving them false hope because we do not have the guts to love them properly.)

Because, unless this is done, the message of the gospel will continue to be compromised. 

It will continue to be a message confused. 

Oh, granted, there may be much to applaud in how many increased opportunities have been made available to “reach people for Christ”, to “make a difference”, and to “show love” to the world. 

But the message of the gospel, as it exists today, is one that has been watered down, trimmed down, and dummed down to such an extent that it is no longer offensive. It is no longer the true gospel of the Bible. 

Because the Old Cross of the Bible has been replaced by the New Cross of our popular Christian culture.

Where We are All Headed

My fear is that the church is headed toward a time of major persecution. Something basically unknown in our nation’s history. 

It is a time which may come upon us very suddenly. 

And it will come with the accompanying crush of many of the freedoms Christians have known – and taken for granted.

This persecution will destroy most, if not all, of the major Christian organizations, denominations, and associations that exist today. 

At least the biblically-faithful ones. 

In short, Christians will probably be forced back to square one. They will be forced to worship in small home churches. Forced into meeting very discretely and very cautiously. Even as the early New Testament believers did. 

Forced to go back to accepting the Plain Reading and Interpretation of the word. Instead of the growing trend toward rejecting the literal historicity of Genesis and the miracles of the Bible in favor of a more tolerant and popular-science-friendly, symbolic interpretation. 

Forced to go back to focusing on the Feeding of the sheep.

And finally, finally, casting off the spirit of compromise and unbelief that has plagued the church for generations.  

Ultimately, this will all work together for the glory of God. 

With most of the churches and the leaders we have today being long gone by then. Or forced to come out clearly on where they stand. And to stop hiding behind their middle-of-the-road positions on doctrinal truth and biblical practice. 

In other words, to “put up or shut up”, as they say. 

 

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