Godless Religion
"Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn
away." II Tim 3:5
Included in Paul's graphic description of the last days is this warning
concerning religious leaders. They will observe the outward form(church
buildings, sacraments, religious services, etc) of godliness(religion) but
will reject its supernatural aspects. They desire the trappings of
religious professionalism and are "lovers of pleasures more than lovers of
God."
Such specifications describe the modern world of scientism and liberal
theology, which prevades practically all religious denominations and
overlaps with all kinds of liberal social movements(feminism, abortion,
euthansia, homosexual rights, "New Age" pantheism and others). although
these are widely diverse in structure and purpose, they all share one
vital feature in common: they reject supernatural Christianity, especially
special creation. Many liberal preachers give nominal allegiance to the
teachings of Christ and the Bible, but they invariably deny the mighty
power of God in special creation, as well as the great worldwide miracles
of the Bible-the Flood, the dispersion,etc.
This prophecy is not given in Scripture simply as a matter of
information. It contains a warning urgenly needed by Bible-believing
Christians who are under pressure today to compromise with humanistic
liberals on this great teaching of God's creative power. Many have
accepted the evolutionary system of "ages geology." and this is tragic and
dangerous(see " Theistic Evolution1-8 ). Instead of compromising with
evolutionay naturalists and religious liberals, as many evangelicals have
done today, take heed to Paul's warning and "From such turn away!" HMM,
Sep 13, 2003
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