Tuesday, October 20, 2026
“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word” (Psalm 119:9 KJV).
If our physical posterity could augment its spiritual dexterity, exactly what would that entail?
When I was a university student, I attended a meeting in our student union. Coincidentally, a “worship session” was simultaneously being held in a theater across the hall. Out of curiosity, I put my hands and ear on the outer side of the wall of that room. Although voices were muffled, I could literally feel that wall shaking! As for this noisy religious (charismatic) group, I subsequently visited their building located on-campus to share Bible verses with them. It was not long before they escorted me out the door for teaching information that contradicted what they wanted to believe! That was my first—and last—time there.
A relative shared on social-media how she had just come back from church. Their special guest showed the whole congregation “some new dance moves.” With great excitement, she concluded the post with, “Christians can have fun!!!” Their reason for going to church could not be more obvious. Consider the time when a nearby megachurch had services that included a full hour of singing. Interviewed, one attendee’s words demonstrated he heard no clear Gospel of Grace or any other sound Bible doctrine. A young adult, age 21, notified me how her favorite part of a “grace conference” (the same one I attended) was not learning sound doctrine: nay, the highlight for her was singing with friends. This same woman had attended grace churches for years, was a children’s Sunday school teacher and camp counselor, and was “training for ministry.” Despite all that outward appearance, she had no interest in learning any sound doctrine from me!
These are a few samples of how yearning for entertainment at church has replaced longing for truth at church. Dearly beloved, we need not wonder why we are so pitifully ignorant of even the simplest of Bible concepts. Unfortunately, as Christians, our view of music tends to vary little from that of the unsaved world. Lost people could not have done a better job as our teachers, and we could not have done a better job as their students….
