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Modern Christians put nearly all their confidence in individuals
of great notable degrees in theological sciences. Their
information and multi-syllabled words give an air of spiritual
attainment of power, knowledge and understanding into the word of
God. These scholars become god-like in knowledge to many.
Therefore their learned pedigrees dominate the simple who are
searching, growing and learning.


There are other believers who love the purity and simplicity of
the word. They take it in its fullest, literal meaning, staking
their whole hearts and eternal lives on it. They are not
interested in the lettered men, but in the Lord, in powerful,
steadfast faith. "Once He hath spoken shall He not do it?" is the
stamp upon their hearts.


Over the vast millennia there were no scholars and doctors of
theology. People did not own Bibles, they owned their unshakeable
faith to their deaths. They might have had a couple of
missionaries who showed up on foot to their little villages to
proclaim the gospel of salvation. These missionaries would remain
there for a while until they knew the people understood the
gospel and felt confident in their new found faith in Christ.
Then they left to other parts of the countries spreading God's
great light.


Time progressed into people being allowed to own Bibles which
were a household treasure, and thousands lost their lives for it
under the brutal Inquisition. Time marched on again until this
present time where now there are hundreds of versions of the
Bible in the English language alone. Modern textual critics argue
that the word is fallible, not inspired and preserved by the
miraculous hand of God.  Instead they continue to look for
any hidden divine evidences in the already printed word of God.
They "stumble on the stumbling stone."


As I write this, there are over four million people without power
in seventeen states that are in record breaking, historic sub
zero weather. The elderly having no power for their oxygen
machines. People are dying being frozen to death. I heard that a
whole family of four died last night. They were found in their
car all passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning trying to keep
warm. People starving and livestock are perishing and more.


I thought of these people all night and in the morning I thought
about the chapter in James about "faith by works." "For He shall
do exceedingly, abundantly, beyond all that you can ask or think
according the power that worketh within you." What power? The
power of believing by faith in the vehicle of prayer to the
Faithful God Jesus Christ. Really, when it all boils down to it,
none of that higher learning and doctorly wisdom helps anyone,
not even them. Jesus Christ is the helper, the Savior, the
Deliverer. "He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him"
by raw, simple faith.


None of these people right now are thinking about any theological
debates and sciences. Instead, I would picture certain of them
who own whole libraries of these books using them for kindling to
keep their families warm and alive.  In the end, they have
no better purpose. Remember that the One who inspired the Bible
is the One who preserves it and you for His namesake. He is the
preserver of life. He will answer us in prayer, for "He has never
forsaken them that seek Him." Amen.


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