It is fairly evident for any that have eyes to see that Christianity has undergone a paradigm shift in the last several decades.  That which was once rejected by the Church as sin and compromise is in this hour embraced in the name of unity and love.

But just like other biblical terms such as repentance, grace, and faith, these have been subtly redefined.

The world and the so-called church have so merged together that it is often difficult to discern where one begins and the other ends. Leonard Ravenhill wrote “We may have an all-time high in church attendance with a corresponding all-time low in spirituality.” 

How true this is, even more so now than when he wrote those words a few decades ago.  Why is that?  We must inevitably concluded; because Christianity has been redefined in this our day.

There is only one conclusion that can be drawn from these observations.  I believe it was Shakespeare that said, “A rose by any other name is still a rose.”  They can call this apostate Church, Christianity all they want, but it is nothing more than the licentious harlot of the world, with her face painted up in religion, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, or the strange woman beckoning to all that will partake in her regurgitated dainties. 

True Christianity is a narrow way as Jesus described it, and there is absolutely nothing that the false teachers of today can do to broaden it in the slightest.

John Wesley said, “I must declare just what I find in the Book.”

The Bible must define our reality.  It is the Bible, God’s Word, that defines Christianity, not our culture, not self proclaimed prophets of profit, nor the unlearned and unstable who wrest the scriptures to their own destruction.

We must believe the Bible.

We must Apprehend Truth.