“In the beginning was the Word… This man came for a witness.” (John 1:1-9)
One benefit of an intense study of the books of the Bible is to keep us balanced in the truth, and nothing is more important. It is the pastor’s job to keep the believers in his church balanced. Let me explain. People get revelations of truth that are powerful and life-changing. But any revelation is partial, and the temptation is to make too much of that revelation so that you ignore what the rest of the Bible teaches on that subject. For example, in 1881 Charles Russell got a revelation on the manhood of Jesus. That truth is important, but he ignored what the rest of the Bible had to say about Jesus, that He is God in the flesh: 100% man and 100% God. Thus, a very heretical movement began that has deceived multitudes.
Or people can get a revelation on some aspect of prayer and begin to neglect what the rest of the Bible teaches on prayer that would balance what was revealed to them. “Whatever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive it and you will have it (Mk.11:24). It becomes a pretext for using God to get whatever they want. They neglect other passages such as John 15:7 and 1 John 5:14-15. We need to know what the whole Bible teaches on any subject or we can go seriously wrong about very important things.
Also, people have very powerful experiences in the Lord. They begin to live off of an experience, that spiritual high, and begin to seek more and more of them. They can ignore doctrine taught in the Bible that grounds them in their walk with the Lord. Then when experiences become rare, they fall away or think they cannot live without another powerful experience. They are shallow and will follow whoever ministers experiences. This can be very dangerous.
Paul wrote to Pastor Timothy, “Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.” (1Tim.4:16) ...to read more, click here: https://sites.google.com/view/gracehouseclinton/sermons
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