Today’s Thought “Principle to Practice” G. Ward

Ephesians 4

^{14 “}As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; ¹⁵ but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that is, Christ.”

 

The pace in our society has many dictates (ever-evolving) and while there exists a small segment (*followers of Christ) desiring abstinence from an adjustment thereunto – there’s even periodic lapse with them. The believer in Christ is given great admonishing to thwart unlawful submission towards things and people that promote spiritual dissonance and mandates our involvement in daily pursuit of the Holy journal (i.e., God’s Word), that washes away bad theorizing. When considerate of this deepest conviction is central to our being happens, we’re then able to instruct others accordingly. Unity, won’t involve the masses (Matt.7:13-14), particularly where believer-ship is concerned, but is possible with/unto God’s “few” when it’s established on the foundation of sound doctrine Christ administers (cf. Ac.17:11).

*Those who pervade knowledge from men (particularly through great art of public speaking), along with Holy God’s wisdom are as numerous now as it was in Christ’s day; so be careful (1 John 4:1-3). The Almighty won’t ever need impressive oratory from preachers to be proclaimed as Great…