How can you say, 'We are wise, And the law of the LORD is with us'? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes Has made it into a lie. The wise men are put to shame, They are dismayed and caught; Behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, And what kind of wisdom do they have?
Have you ever watched a horror movie and found yourself shouting at the actor "Don't go in there! What are you thinking?!?" There is something within us that cries out when we see someone rejecting the "obvious wisdom" for the situation they are in. Usually they do this because there is some other form of wisdom in their hearts that makes them feel more comfortable, though it is clearly wrong to an outsider. They reject the obvious for the comfortable, and that usually ends in the movies with that person dying. Luckly, in life, that isn't always the case, or most of us would be dead now. What is even worse than this, though, is when someone in a position of power leads others to do this through purposely not sharing the truth. God isn't pleased with this at all. This is what the scribes, or the sole group of people charged with copying God's Word, were doing. They knew the Word and were in it all day, every day, and yet they did not tell the truth to the people who sought them for answers. God was not pleased, to say the least. We too need to be careful that we don't seek to change, lighten, or manipulate the Word of God to make it "easier" on people to receive God. While it might lead people to Christ, it won't please God and will make it harder for that person in the future when they realize the truth. Don't worry about making the Gospel more appealing or easier to accept. It is what it is and doesn't need any changing. Simply share it as it is and let God do the work. Be faithful to share the whole truth and watch God work.
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