Do you remember the story about the frog that landed in a pan of water and stayed until it boiled? If the water in the pan had been hot, the frog would have noticed and immediately hopped out. But the water felt cool at first, and the frog sensed no danger. As the water warmed, the frog just relaxed and conformed to the gradual change. Finally, when the water was dangerously hot, the muscles of the frog were subdued by the rising heat and grew too sluggish to act. By the time the water boiled, the frog was dead.
The longer I live, the more alarmed I get at the growing trend of Biblical illiteracy and the lack of Biblical discipleship in today’s church. Just as the decline in church attendance, Bible reading, and even Bible carrying can be seen in each new generation, the corresponding decline in even knowing the Bible (Biblical illiteracy) and obeying God’s Word (Biblical discipleship) is showing up in the woefully powerless lives of so many believers.
From GEM-10d – Guarding Healthy Faith in a Sick World (080113AM)
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