We who preach the gospel must not think of ourselves as public relations agents sent to establish good will between Christ and the world. We must not imagine ourselves commissioned to make Christ acceptable to big business, the press, the world of sports or modern education. We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum. A.W. Tozer
Therefore let God-inspired Scripture decide between us; and on whichever side be found doctrines in harmony with the word of God, in favor of that side will be cast the vote of truth. --Basil of Caesarea
Once you learn to discern, there's no going back. You will begin to spot the lie everywhere it appears.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service. 1 Timothy 1:12

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

A Thought-Provoking Fable

This was posted on Face Book by Marsha West

Following is an illustration of what will happen to the Church if professing Christians continue to ignore those who warn about the dangers of mixing orthodox Christianity with such things as New Age spirituality, which supports the world of the occult, the LGBTQ+ agenda, which goes against the clear teaching of Scripture, and Progressive (Social Justice) "Christianity" that's being promoted by Marxists. (Author is anonymous.)
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A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain, the mouse wondered? He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning: There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!  The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!” The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers.”

The mouse turned to the cow and said, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!” The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose.”

So the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house — like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught.
The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever.

Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral; the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I dont get it. Is your message that if those we intend to warn do not listen to our message, we will all be impacted with these false teachings?

Glenn E. Chatfield said...

That's the size of it.