The evidences for the existence of God are so abundant that it is difficult to see how any sane, sensible, sincere person, honest with himself and the evidence available, cannot be convinced. The same is true with the Bible, the inspired word of God. It has been properly said, “Man would not have written the Bible if he could have, and could not have written it if he would have.” Both the Bible and nature clearly reveal the God of heaven, who is the cause of all being and the upholder of all things good.
Within the pages of the Bible nothing is more strongly stated, emphasized and impressed than that God does not tolerate taking liberties with His word. The bounds of the law of Moses were set that nobody was allowed to add to or take from what God ordained (Deut. 4:2; 12:32). It is further noted that none should turn aside to the right or the left of it (Deut. 5:32). The Old Testament is not law to anyone today, but is written for our learning and admonition (Rom. 15:4).
The bounds of the gospel of Christ have likewise been set. In Galatians 1:6-12 the Holy Spirit through the apostle Paul states that anyone who preaches a different gospel from that which he preached wouId be accursed. Any addition, subtraction or substitution is a perversion, that is, a deviation from the true, right and regular, a pollution of the gospel of Christ. God set the bounds completely by the Holy Spirit through inspired men and forbids that any other gospel be preached (John 14:25; 16:13-15).
Timothy was told to “Charge some that they teach no other doctrine” (1Tim. 1:3), and “The things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the SAME commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” Galatians 3:15 teaches that no man should annul or add thereto. Second John 9-11 states that anyone who goes beyond the word of God is without God and Christ. In view of the abundant Scriptures that forbid tampering with the word of God, and in view of these strong admonitions, please observe carefully that which follows.
1. The Ancient Landmarks Are not to Be Removed. Deuteronomy 19:14 states: “Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor’s landmark which they of old time have set.” See also (Deut. 27:17). Proverbs 22:28 states: “Remove not the ancient landmarks which thy fathers have set.” Proverbs 23:10 repeats: “Remove not the ancient landmarks.” The princes of Judah were condemned for removing the bounds (Hosea 5:10-11). Job 24:2 states “Some remove the landmarks.” It was dishonest to move the landmarks and thereby steal another’s property. It would be dishonest now for one to set his fence over ten or twenty feet and claim his neighbor’s land.
There are different types of landmarks: Custom, State and Christianity. Some customs that hinder progress should be abandoned. The custom of prayer and Bible reading in public schools should never have been eliminated. Many landmarks that pertain to God and His will have been buried and need to be uncovered.
2. Landmarks of God and Creation. In the long ago it is said that an ancient mariner steered his ship from the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar and out upon the bosom of the Atlantic Ocean. After several days of sailing and no land was sighted, the captain remarked: “There is nothing beyond.” (Columbus later proved there is). Likewise the atheist says: “There is nothing beyond life; there is no God in heaven; no life after this one.” In January 1966 a professor at Emory University in Atlanta announced that “God is dead”. This brought a large volume of protests. The lamented Marshall Keeble, one of the greatest preachers this side of the apostles, remarked: “I know that God is not dead, for I talked to Him this morning.” God upholds all things by the word of His power (Heb. 1:3). If God were dead all the laws of nature would be suspended, and if that were to happen the whole universe would be in collision and confusion, and the whole human race would be wiped out.
Some are trying to replace the Bible doctrine of Creation with the stupid, nonsensical, illogical hypothesis of evolution, that everything we behold came into existence by chance. It is being propagated on every hand, from kindergarten to graduate school, and even has infiltrated some pulpits. There is nothing that has ever been concocted by mankind that is more senseless and unreasonable than that all things came into existence accidentally, not by an intelligent, divine Creator. A former head of the biology department of one of “our” colleges told this writer that half of the biology majors in that particular school went out believing in theistic evolution. Some of the college professors were teaching that false theory. (The professor who related that is now retired, and fought it fearlessly. Parents ought to investigate even so-called Christian colleges before they send their children to them).
A book of 235 book pages, entitled Theistic Evolution, was written in 1987 by Apologetics Press, Inc., It exposes the fallacies of theistic evolution in general, and especially as is being taught (or was) in one of “our” universities in Texas, and by others who claim to be Christians, members of the Lord’s church. Every elder and preacher should have a copy. Also let the writer encourage all those who read this publication to subscribe to Reason and Revelation, published Apologetics Press. It is designed to uphold Christian evidences. They will be richly rewarded. (More to follow).
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