Today’s Thought “Biblical Indifference” G. Ward

 

“One Lord, one faith, one baptism.” Ephesians 4:5

 

As if marriage isn’t difficult enough, I received a disturbing telephone call on last Thursday (here at our church office) from a young lady seeking to simplify it. She needed someone (preferably a Pastor) to decipher/diffuse an ongoing issue between her fiancé and herself, relative to the bible. The topic was abortion. It was the ongoing argument on for or against. There exists a conservative view of absolutism (against) and liberal view of it may be necessary in the case of rape or incest. Although these terms are more relative to politics (i.e. liberal vs. conservative), it most certainly can/should include theology.

This young lady’s expression encountered such periodic argument pertinent to religion that it made her second guess this potential union; to which I echoed a sentiment of “Amen!” “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed” (Amos 3:3)? Furthermore, “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness” (2 Co.6:14)?

This young couple also desires to maintain separate church fellowships (Doomed from the start!). She stated her dislike for the doctrine disseminated at his church and he said the same of hers. We as believers, can never disagree about what Final Authority has already said when our studies are more inductive than deductive (Eph.4:5, 2 Ti.2:15, 3:16-17). Variances are always subject to raise its ugly head when our desire is to gratify lusts of the flesh and mind. Holy God isn’t doing a supposed “New Thing” when the old goes un-reconciled! Give me that old, good religion… Happy Monday!