Would You Stand Up For Truth If You’re The Only One Standing, Saints?
Even in olden times, God warned his people not to turn away from the commands of the law he had given to them. Deuteronomy 4:2 says, “You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it.” Again, the New Testament says, “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.” (Galatians 1:8-9). 2 John 1:9 says, “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.”
We repeatedly find in Scripture the emphasis that we should not add or take away from the written Word. Why do we feel the need to deviate from God’s standard for worship and salvation? Have we forgotten about the power of the gospel? It is the same gospel that was preached on Pentecost that resulted in about 3000 souls being saved that day (Acts 2:41). Paul says in Romans 1:16, “for I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” Therefore, we should not feel ashamed to use that same gospel to reach the lost today.
If you find yourself in a place that has deviates from the pattern of Biblical worship God approves, and the one way of salvation, you must stand up for God’s truth. Not standing up for God’s truth makes you just as guilty as participating in error. Why take part in worship that will displease God and teach Him a false way? I’ve heard this quote before, “Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone.” Stand strong for truth, even if you’re the only one, and in the end, you will receive your reward. Your soul is too important to make compromises.
Psalm 12:6 – And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.