Here I Must Stand

September 12, 2010 is the day I have made my stand for what I believe is right. This morning, I preached on “The Good Seed” from Matthew 13. It was a lesson on horticulture, church history, restoration history, and the truth. The following is part of my conclusion. It is a watershed point in a decade-long struggle with the truth of the Word of God.

I have been, for the most part, self-taught. I am not influenced by some school, paper, or denominational hierarchy; I can study and think for myself. I have fought these issues in my head and in my heart for a long time. I have prayed about it. I have talked with those who, like me, have gone through this process.  Here I must make my stand. The error, from where I sit, is on those who sought to incorporate what is not authorized in scripture. It is those, and not you and me, who have placed us where we are. It is those who came before us, who made the decisions to place us here. Yet, we are individually accountable for what we do. I cannot stay in that place. I must preach the convictions of my head and heart. It is my earnest prayer that you will grant me the privilege to do so, and to join me in standing for the Truth……..

You may hear things that you haven’t heard for a long time, or never before. I encourage you – check your Bible. If it doesn’t match up, tell me and we’ll talk. If it does, then we have a choice – obey and please God, or disregard it, and take our chances. Do you want to do that with your eternal soul. I can’t any longer.

The Independent Christian Church, with its slippery slope path toward liberalism and its headlong slide into denominationalism, cannot be saved. Today I am taking my stand with those who respect Bible authority and the respect of Bible silence. I can do no other (as I once heard of someone saying). I have chosen to “stand and fight”. to try to lead the flock that I am privileged to feed to the knowledge of the truth.  I will be talking more about this in the time ahead. Please pray for me and us as we go down this road.

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