EITHER IT'S ALL GOD'S WORD OR IT'S NOTHING AT ALL!

My supposed Christian friend, let me ask you some questions,
Just to make myself perfectly clear:
Does God's clear spoken Word set your teeth on edge?
Does it say things you don't want to hear?

Do you call into question the Lord's clear command
On things that you would like to hold to
That don't quite match up with what He has to say
Or with what He clearly would have you to do?

Would you rather follow the liberal crowd,
Those who say that the Bible's a myth,
Or that some of it's true but some of it's not? —
Let me tell you it's not worth the risk.

Let me ask you, my friend, what parts you'd leave out
And on what basis you would decide?
What of God's warning not to add or delete? —
Or perhaps you think that doesn't apply.

Either it's all God's Word or it's nothing at all —
There's no middle ground, understand!
If your faith isn't grounded upon God's Solid Rock,
It's shifting about on the sand.

Your faith has no basis; it's devoid of foundation
If God's Word you refuse to obey;
Your soul's in grave danger!  Wake up to the fact
That the Devil has led you astray.

Stop grieving the Spirit; get back to the Bible
And believe what it says, every word!
What God says to do, do your utmost to do it;
Make Jesus Christ truly your Lord!

Be no longer deceived by the master deceiver
Into thinking that you're safe as you are,
For if you've been denying the Word as it's written,
You've been straying just a little too far.

a. franklin staples

February 20, 1995


Copyright © 1995 by A. Franklin Staples