Matthew 24 Mark 13 2 Corinthians 11 Galatians 3 Philippians 3 Colossians 2 1 Timothy 1 and 4 2 Timothy 3 2 Peter 2 1 John 4 2 John 3 John Jude Revelation 13 and 19).Ĭlassic examples of false teaching, which are still around today, are the attempts to obscure grace by preaching either legalism or licentiousness. But you will find that Jesus and the New Testament writers were crystal clear about the fact that there would always be false teachers and prophets around, out to deceive believers and obscure the truth of the gospel (e.g. It is the truth that saves us and sets us free. In a time when many distrust everything, it makes all the difference for us believers to know that there is truth that is TRUE: the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I will recommend a way a way to discern and process this together. Wiser and more qualified people have attempted to answer some questions already (for example John Piper in Coronavirus and Christ). In this article, I will not present an answer. What are we to make of this as Christians? Clearly, Romans 13 plays into this, but how to balance that with for example Ephesians 5:19, which was hardly possible this year? How to balance courage and caution? A myriad of voices and opinions, of which many claim to present the one answer sometimes substantiated with Bible verses. There is a website on this and a post on that. I am sure you have heard so and so say this, and another article saying that. I am sure we all agree that there is no one clear answer to all of the questions the pandemic has raised. Some say enough is enough, others prefer to wait a bit longer just to be sure. Some say the vaccine uses new technology and are nervous about that, others don’t seem to mind. Some say the rules do more harm than good, others say these protect us. Some say it is just a pandemic, others say there is more going on that we can see. Some say God is sovereign so there is no risk in gathering, others say God is sovereign and he instituted the authorities. Some say following the covid safety rules shows good citizenship, others don’t seem to mind. Some say the vaccine saves us, others are not so sure. The way of truth, wisdom, and love No way!
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