Pastor's Column 11/1/2026

PASTOR’S COLUMN

¹²  “But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours.

¹³  These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers  who disguise  themselves as apostles of Christ.

¹⁴  But I am not surprised!  Even Satan disguised himself as an angel of light.

¹⁵  So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves  as servants of righteousness. In the end  they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve” 2 Corinthians 11:12-15, NLT     

“Remaining in the True Faith!”

There will always be debates and controversies  that shed light on the understanding of our faith and practice as Christians.  Ever since the First Century during the life of Jesus and after His ascension to glory, followers of Christ were confronted and challenged by persons who sought to corrupt the faith. These people would secretly enter the assembles where Christians met and would disrupt the teachings with controversial teachings, which were not in accord with what the Scriptures taught. This breach of the Holy Scriptures misled members and placed its ministry in jeopardy. This was an urgent matter for the Apostle Paul in addressing the Christians at Corinth. Some men had presented themselves as “super apostles,” entered the church and promoted  misrepresentations of the Gospel. Paul was adamant. He would never accept such false teachings, and he urged the congregation to remain faithful to what they had been taught. The messages  were false and misleading. The false teachers of such errant revelations were unspiritual. They sought personal  enrichment from their listeners. In the 1800’s a Controversy arose in Europe where the foundational truths of the Christian faith and Biblical authority were assailed. The great Baptist preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, summarized true Biblical teaching, in the statement: “That which is true is not new, and that which is new, is not true.” From the era of the apostles until now,  false iterations of God’s word is  challenged by the truth!