An Uncompromising Allegiance to the Word of God
J. Gerald Harris
Malachi 2:4-9
As a college student at Mercer University, I had the blessed privilege of being the preacher on youth revival teams. On one occasion our team had the opportunity to minister in the Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, during the pastorate of Dr. Louie D. Newton. One night after the worship service, our revival team heard the story of an unusual experience that had occurred in the life of the Druid Hills Church.
One year during the Christmas holidays the college students were scheduled to lead a Sunday evening worship service. Those responsible for planning the program wanted to have a college freshman give a testimony. The purpose of this particular testimony was to affirm the fact that God's grace is sufficient for the beginning of a new life away from home on the university campus.
The first student asked to fill this slot on the program was a strong and committed Christian, but was extremely shy. This young man declined the invitation to be on the program, citing his timidity as the reason for refusing. He had used the first months of college to refine his faith and strengthen his convictions, but the thought of speaking to hundreds of people paralyzed him with fear.
The second student asked to accept this responsibility was an extreme extrovert. He had gone away to college and had become enamored with the "liberal" arts education of the school he attended. Fascinated with the "higher criticism" of Wellhausen, he had begun to depart from the faith he had been taught as a child. However, his desire to be heard prompted him to accept the invitation to speak at the student-led worship service.
When the night came for the students to lead in worship, this brash young extrovert stood to speak. With a cynical sneer he launched an attack on the institutional church, belittled the faith of the fathers, and castigated what he called the "narrow-mindedness" of Christ ...
J. Gerald Harris
Malachi 2:4-9
As a college student at Mercer University, I had the blessed privilege of being the preacher on youth revival teams. On one occasion our team had the opportunity to minister in the Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, during the pastorate of Dr. Louie D. Newton. One night after the worship service, our revival team heard the story of an unusual experience that had occurred in the life of the Druid Hills Church.
One year during the Christmas holidays the college students were scheduled to lead a Sunday evening worship service. Those responsible for planning the program wanted to have a college freshman give a testimony. The purpose of this particular testimony was to affirm the fact that God's grace is sufficient for the beginning of a new life away from home on the university campus.
The first student asked to fill this slot on the program was a strong and committed Christian, but was extremely shy. This young man declined the invitation to be on the program, citing his timidity as the reason for refusing. He had used the first months of college to refine his faith and strengthen his convictions, but the thought of speaking to hundreds of people paralyzed him with fear.
The second student asked to accept this responsibility was an extreme extrovert. He had gone away to college and had become enamored with the "liberal" arts education of the school he attended. Fascinated with the "higher criticism" of Wellhausen, he had begun to depart from the faith he had been taught as a child. However, his desire to be heard prompted him to accept the invitation to speak at the student-led worship service.
When the night came for the students to lead in worship, this brash young extrovert stood to speak. With a cynical sneer he launched an attack on the institutional church, belittled the faith of the fathers, and castigated what he called the "narrow-mindedness" of Christ ...
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