19 So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. 2 Peter 1:19-21 (NASB)
Our Lord warned the Church that after He was taken up into Heaven that ravenous wolves would come to attack and attempt to destroy us and our doctrines and put to doubt the validity of eternal truths given to us by God Himself in His infallible Word….
This very ministry came into being in response to those types of attacks. Our enemy is clever and his seed attempts to counter Biblical truths with his errors not by appearing blatantly evil, but by looking very much and sounding very much like shepherds of the flock. They blend some truth with error and lies. They depend upon the lack of Biblical knowledge and spiritual maturity within the visible Church in order to get a following, but our Lord promised that He would continually build His Church and no power could or would ever be able to destroy it. That is why there is always a remnant of true believers within the visible Church who have the discernment to see and understand the lies for what they are and do not fall for them nor do they tolerate them. Yes, we tire at times having to deal with the imposters and the false forms of Christianity they produce, but let us take heart that Jesus keeps His promises. In this post let us look at our primary source for God’s Truth that we have, the Word of God. We aren’t going to look at Biblical history in this post, but rather what the Apostle Peter said in 2 Peter 1:19-21 about the nature of God’s Word in how we are to know the truth and live by it.