Posts Tagged ‘truth’

What Are You Willing to do for Truth?

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Spurgeon on sacrificing for truth:

    We must show our decision for the truth by the sacrifices we are ready to make. This is, indeed, the most efficient as well as the most trying method. We must be ready to give up anything and everything for the sake of the principles we have taught, and must be ready to offend our best supporters, to alienate our warmest friends, sooner than betray our consciences. We must be ready to be beggars in purse, and offscourings in reputation, rather than act treacherously. We can die, but we cannot deny the truth. The cost is already counted, and we are determined to buy the truth at any price, and sell it at no price. To little of this spirit is abroad nowadays. Men have a saving faith, and save their own persons from trouble; they have great discernment, and know on which what side their bread is buttered; they are large hearted and are all things to all men if by any means they may save a sum. There are plenty of curs about, who would follow at the heal of any who would keep them in meat. They are among the first to bark at decisions, and call it obstinate dogmatism and ignorant bigotry. Their condemnatory verdict cause us no distree; it is what we expected.

Let us be ready to sacrifice anything for the truth. Easily said, daunting to do yet necessary if we desire to follow Christ.

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Being a Noble Berean

Thursday, May 12th, 2011



This is a post, about a post that was meant to be a supplement for a post.

Trevin Wax posted a great piece about common, yet untrue, stories or insights that preachers speak of from time to time. Some examples are the eye of the needle was a small gate in Jerusalem’s wall (false), Gehenna (which Jesus used for teaching on hell) was a trash dump (false), or how the high priest would were a rope around his waist just in case he dropped dead in God’s presence on the day of atonement (I’ve used this one; also false). To be brief, it was a great piece that I encourage you to take a look at.

But, as generally happens, another blogger, Kevin DeYoung, posted a supplement piece for Trevin’s post. Kevin DeYoung asked the question, “So how can we be better Bereans?” Bereans were the folk who heard the apostle Paul preach about Jesus and then went home to check their Bibles to make sure what he was saying was legit (Acts 17:11). Therefore, the title of Berean is used for Christians who check all incoming information with God’s Word to see if it matches up. So what are ways that we can make sure not to become bamfoozled by the untrue?

Here are three of Kevin’s points:

    Ask yourself, “how do I know this is so?” True, we all take a lot on faith, trusting the books we read and the people we listen to. But if you come across a new insight you’ve never heard, examine what primary source evidence there is for this new claim.

    Be concerned when you start to feel like you can’t possibly understand the Bible without multiple degrees. It does take skill to interpret many parts of the Bible, and background information can help. But if all the exciting things you’re learning fall in the category of “insights from ancient languages” or “insights from ancient culture” you could be heading down the wrong path.

    Realize that we all make mistakes. We hear things and read things that we later find out aren’t true. Be open to correction and ready to admit when you make a mistake. The goal is simply to know the Bible better. What have Bereans got to lose?

I encourage you to check out the full post. It is short and well worth your time. Strive to be a Berean.

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Play the Man: Dying for Doctrine

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

How important is the truth of the Bible to you? Now before you answer that question, ask yourself how much you would be willing to give up in order to affirm the truth you deem important. How much would you be willing to sacrifice in order to stand resolute in your confession of God’s truth?

Matthew Barrett writes:

    “Lord, open the king of England’s eyes!” These were the last words of William Tyndale (1494-1536) on Friday, October 6, 1536, just before he was strangled and burned at the stake. One might think that Tyndale was burned at the stake for being a Christian, professing belief in Jesus Christ. However, you would be mistaken. Tyndale was martyred because he rejected the papacy and persisted in translating the Scriptures into the vernacular. As Tyndale himself proclaimed, “I defy the pope, and all his laws; and if God spare me I will one day make the boy that drives the plough in England to know more of Scripture than the pope himself!” In case you are not yet shocked by what Tyndale spilled his blood for, let me emphasize this one more time: Tyndale did not die for believing in Jesus (as Christian martyrs today might). He died for believing in the biblical truths of the Reformation.

Read the rest of this very helpful post here.

Lord, bless your church with people who are willing to die for your truth.
People willing to die for your doctrine.

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