"J. N. Darby demonstrated that
one needs to take into account the dispensations in
order to understand the Bible properly, especially prophecy
and the truth of the church... What does all this have
to do, then, with the present situation in the Middle
East?" |
"The heart is satisfied, can ask no
more;
All thought of self is now for ever
o’er;
Christ, its unmingled Object, fill the heart
In blest adoring love- its endless part."
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Some people refuse to believe the
Bible because they cannot understand it. “Why
should we suffer for Adam’s sin?” they ask.
“How could God create a universe out of nothing?”
Now while there may be things we do not understand,
this should not upset us. It isn’t necessary to
comprehend them; all we need to do is believe what God
says. After all, there are many things we do not understand;
yet we accept them. Few know exactly how these bodies
of ours operate from day to day. I can’t explain
how in a few brief hours the meat, potatoes, bread,
lettuce, and pie which I ate for dinner can all be mysteriously
changed into muscle, nerves, bones, blood, hair, and
nails. However, this doesn’t prevent me from eating!
If it did, I would soon starve to death. Nor do
I understand electricity; however, I do know what it
does, and so I make it work for me. Who can completely
and accurately define sight, taste, or feeling? We could
go on to prove that we really do not understand many
things, and yet we accept their reality and appreciate
their benefits.
How foolish man can be! He rejects
the truth of God because he can’t understand it,
while at the same time he accepts the word of man which
he also fails to comprehend. He accepts man’s
word regarding material matters, but doubts God’s
Word about eternal things. Mysteries of physiology,
science, and astronomy do not stagger him, but when
it comes to spiritual realities, he must know the exact
reason for everything, and insists on calling the eternal
God into account concerning His sovereign Word. What
folly!
Remember, God doesn’t expect
you to understand everything He says, but He does want
you to believe His Word. “If we receive the witness
of men, the witness of God is greater” (1 Jn.
5:9). How strange it is that many can traverse the rocky
road to perdition without difficulty; yet they stumble
over a feather if it happens to lie on the pathway to
Heaven.
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