In 1 Chronicles 12:32, we read of ” … men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do … “ In Hebrews 5:14, we read of ” … them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”
It seems that the church could use a goodly number of just such folks today. Compromise has dulled the senses of pastors and people alike to the extent that “fundamentalists” see no harm in working with “modernists” -just as long as it is for the purpose of “winning souls to Christ.” We see the sad spectacle of those who once held and taught sound doctrine now working and fellowshipping with cults, and urging that they be given a “standing” in the fellowship of believers. We see churches where once the Word of God was taught now given over mainly to social activities and religious projects. We see the church, once separated from the world, now engrossed in it.
But most tragic of all perhaps is the loss of spiritual discernment which makes folks content to disobey God’s Word- and then try to “twist the Scriptures” to justify their ungodly conduct. It is indeed heartbreaking to see pastors, evangelists, missionaries, and church members in the midst of such compromise that apparently can no longer “tell the difference between truth and error.”
May God deliver us from such a position and give us so much love for His Word that we will “… meditate therein day and night… ” (Joshua 1:8) and willingly obey it, exercising discernment and warning others of the dangers of compromise.