Imitating the Truth
Now, by the method by which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also are withstanding the truth, men of a depraved mind, disqualified as to the faith (II Timothy 3:8).
Be careful of those who imitate the Truth, as Jannes and Jambres did. The promotion of “Free Will” and “Open Theism” is nothing but idolatry when the fluff that tickles the ears is removed.
As glorious as the truth is that God will eventually save all mankind, God’s sovereignty is more fundamental and important. Idolatry and the worship of the true God is a theme that runs throughout Scripture. It’s one thing to know there is a God, it’s another thing to actually worship Him as such (Romans chapter 1) – that is to say, as the One Who gives life, breath and all to all men, and the One in Whom we live and move and have our being, and the One Who open eyes and blinds them, Who gives faith and repentance, etc. Man, in his pride and self-worship, tends to exalt and thank himself and his free-from-god-will for his own accomplishments, achievements, etc., and that is idolatry.
“Oneness” theology steals from the believer their expectation of being like our Lord and being conformed into His image. We are not only saved from sin and death, but saved to be like our Lord. That important fact gets obscured and muddied by doctrines like “Trinitarianism” or “Oneness theology” when a false relationship between Jesus Christ and His God and Father gets presented.
Charles Rutsch
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