Bending

“For, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?” (Romans 10:13-15).

How can people come to believe and be saved? Through the proclamation of the gospel.

This is so important. Preachers of the gospel have one job – to preach what the Bible says. The preacher has no business preaching anything other than that. The preacher must never preach when they want the Bible to say, they only have the right and the responsibility to preach what the Bible says.

The preacher stands under the authority of God and God’s word. The preacher cannot choose what they like and reject what they don’t. The preacher does not have that authority.

What the Bible says is true may not be popular. That has nothing to do with the veracity. What the Bible says is true may be difficult. But, that has nothing to do with whether it is true or not. If there is to be any bending, it is we who must bend to the truth of God’s word.

Little Church and Lakewood Grace, we stand under the authority of God’s word. We do not get to pick and choose what we like and don’t like in the Bible. All of it is God’s word and our job is to do our best to bend and adjust to the truth revealed to us in God’s word. If there is any bending to be done, it certainly is not bending God’s word to suit our taste. If there is any bending to be done, it is us who must bend our wills to God’s word.

The salvation of everyone around us depends on the church getting this right.