He looked out through the kitchen window to see why his children were screaming out in the garden. Three grizzly bears were approaching them. Grabbing his rifle, he ran from the house and fired a shot into the largest of the bears. The bear dropped dead while the other two ran away in fright.
Looking down at his children who were unscathed, he knew he had done the right thing.
In Romans 16, Paul speaks to people who are like children to him and warns them of the danger of attack. He doesn't know how long he will be able to defend them, but he is giving it his best shot.
Remarkably, people like Paul, who teach God's word and who develop deep relationships with their spiritual children, are often criticised for being too narrow. They are chided for not being more open to the latest religious strains that are wafting through the church at large. In fact, such Christians are often labelled as being divisive.
Rather, Paul shows that it is people who don't hold deliberately to what he has taught them who are being divisive. He uses very strong language to get the attention of his "children" as they play, in clear danger of grizzly predators.
Have you wandered into error? How do you know?
May God use this entire series to help you stand firm against attack, by His grace.
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