I was very fortunate
to have been raised
in a Christian home
with a solid church
foundation. When the
doors were open at
the church building,
we were there. We
lived up in a
“holler” where most
everyone was a
Christian and there
were very few
people, if any, who
I did not know. My
Southern Baptist
background gave me
strong conservative
views, most of which
I accepted, some I
did not (at a later
age).
The training I and
others received from
our pastor was
exceptional. I was
saved at the age of
seven, and loved to
read and study God’s
Word, and even from
a young age, I was
always
self-motivated to
study the Bible.
By the time I
reached the age to
attend college, I
enrolled in a
Southern Baptist
college where I
thought my spiritual
training would ripen
considerably. I
assumed that
everyone on campus
would be carrying a
Bible under their
arm and discussing
its richest depths.
To say I was naïve
at that ripe young
age would be an
accurate
description, as you
probably guessed,
since that wasn’t
the scene I
witnessed upon
arrival on campus.
My major eye-opening
experience was in an
Old Testament class
taught by a
professor who was
also a Southern
Baptist minister. I
knew immediately
something was wrong
when he began
teaching that the
first eleven
chapters of Genesis
were “debatable” in
truth, and then
later that the Song
of Solomon should
not have been
included in the
Bible. I and a few
others asked him if
he really believed
that stuff, and he
replied “that he did
not, but since he
was paid to teach
it, he had to do
so.” What little
respect I had for
him went out the
window.
At that young age of
eighteen I was very
well versed in the
Bible and was
nobody’s fool.
However, being
young, I was also
shaken by what I was
seeing and hearing.
It just wasn’t what
I imagined. Welcome
to the real world.
With the background
and training I had
up to that point,
and the effect this
new awakening had on
me at such a young
age, I can see why
so many people today
are not taking God’s
Word seriously. That
was in 1965, and
obviously, Satan’s
garbage was already
being spewed out in
what I thought to be
conservative
circles. I can’t
imagine what was
being taught
elsewhere.
My faith was not
shattered, but it
was tested for a
while, and I knew I
would never have
peace with this
introduction to
liberalism until I
came to one
conclusion. One
thing kept coming to
my mind; either the
Bible is false or it
is true, but it
cannot be both. The
decision I then made
was actually quite
easy. From that
point on, my mind
was settled that the
Bible is true in
every area from
Genesis to
Revelation and
everyone else was
wrong. If another
contradicted God’s
Word, they were a
liar but not God.
God’s Word is Truth
in its entirety and
that settled it.
After coming to that
firm conclusion, my
mind was at peace.
We are now in the 21st
century and all the
“isms” have had many
years to foment
their lies against
the holy Bible.
Thousands upon
thousands have
turned their back
upon this Holy book
because of the lies
that have come from
Satan’s schemes. He
has watered down
colleges, seminaries
and pulpits to the
point that it is
really hard to find
the Truth even in
most churches.
Christians have
grown spiritually
lazy and as a result
excel in Biblical
ignorance. I even
question if this
class is truly
saved.
Our world today is
so full of spiritual
rot; the stench must
be gagging the
angels in Heaven.
“Politically
correct” tripe is
made to sound
saintly, righteous
and even godly, but
Satan is a great
mocker. He will soon
attempt to mimic the
Son of God through
his puppet the
Antichrist, making
the world think he
is God. His trilogy
will copycat the
Father, Son and Holy
Spirit.
If you are a
Christian having
problems in
determining what to
believe, do yourself
a favor and get in
God’s Word, the
Bible, on a daily
basis. Mix it
thoroughly with
prayer, and then
determine as I did
as a young eighteen
year old,
it … is … the … only
…Truth. Anything
you hear that
opposes it is a lie
straight from the
pits of hell. Cry
out with the
Psalmist, “Lead
me in thy truth, and
teach me: for thou
art the God of my
salvation; on thee
do I wait all the
day.” (Psalm
25:5)
None of us know when
our Bridegroom will
come, but we must be
ready. Those who are
attuned to His Word
know it may not be
very far down the
road until He calls
out for us to “come
up here” and meet
Him. This world we
now live in is ripe
for His coming.
Never before in
history has His soon
return been so
obvious. I offer no
predictions, for
only a fool would
try, but He has made
it clear that we are
to be longing for
His return and be
ready.
Jesus told the
disciples that the
fields were white
unto harvest. Are we
out in the fields
telling the world
about Him? Do we
know anything to
tell? We don’t know
who God has called,
but all who come to
Him will be
accepted. None will
be rejected if they
just call upon the
name of the Lord to
be saved. Are we
getting that message
out? The fields may
have turned brown by
now, but there are
those who still need
to hear about the
Savior Jesus. How do
I know that? I know
that because Jesus
hasn’t as yet
returned. Since He
hasn’t returned, He
is still waiting for
the remainder who
will complete the
body of His bride.
Are you facing
situations in your
life that confuse
and trouble you as a
Christian? Then get
in the Word. The
world does not have
any answers, but
God’s Word does. You
say, “I don’t know
what to believe.”
Believe the Bible.
It may sound too
simple, but that is
the correct answer.
We know by the mouth
of Jesus Himself
that His Word is
Truth, for He said
in the Garden of
Gethsemane when
praying to the
Father, “Make
them holy by your
truth; teach them
your word, which is
truth.” (John
17:17 NLT) Do you
want the Truth? Get
in the Word. Believe
it, for it is the
only truth.
Grant Phillips
grantphillips@windstream.net
My articles are
posted at
“Pre-Rapture
Commentary”
http://grant-phillips.blogspot.com
and many are also
posted at “Rapture
Ready”
http://www.raptureready.com/featured/phillips/phillips.html.
