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RADICAL LOVE

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but

according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they
will heap up for themselves teachers; and will turn their ears away from

the truth, and be turned aside to fables.”

Some years ago, I came across such a ‘fox’. It was at a Sunday morning

service, and the preacher said that there were more ways to reach God

than through Jesus. Bearing in mind that I was very new to the church—
and also that there were Spirit-filled Christians in the audience—it was

quite frightening to hear the Holy Spirit telling me to stand up and
challenge this man.

Anyhow, I politely raised my hand and asked if I might be permitted to

say something, and the man said I could. So I stood up. As I did this, a
holy silence filled the room. The atmosphere was very heavy and very

serious. I explained that what had been said did not align with biblical
truth and proceeded to cite three scriptures about Jesus Christ being the

only way to the Father. When I had finished, I sat down with my heart
hammering, and the preacher continued with his sermon.

At the end of the service, he came up to me and said that he disagreed

with me and that God was bigger than just having one way. There were
further instances of heresy being preached in that church, and God used

me on several occasions to bring truth, even though it made me quite
unpopular with some of the people. I found it a very difficult season to

walk through, but some good did come out of the situation, and after I

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