SOMEBODY HAS BEEN MESSING WITH THE LAND MARK!

We live in a day where many have lowered the standards of the Word of God in order to not offend the proud seeker. Never mind that the movie “little Johnny” wants to watch teaches him how to murder and rape, and to blaspheme the Holy Ghost, it is not up to us to say he has no business as a professing Christian to watch it.

After all, Jesus wouldn’t want anyone to feel guilty.

Therefore anyone holding to the standards of the word concerning obedience, repentance, and separation from the world are labeled “legalists.” However, at heart those protesting the loudest are also legalists, and out of the abundance of heart they will speak if you “crash their hard drive.” Just run a red light and “total” their brand new Lexus: See if they don't hold you responsible to the law. The weight of what it’s going to cost them far outweighs any apprehension they may or may not have about making you feel guilty.

Consider the bewilderment that would occur if we applied this “user friendly” wisdom to a football game. Since our best running back runs a 12.4 forty and our biggest lineman is 155 pounds, we need to change the following rules:

1. Their will no longer be an out of bounds.
2. You have an infinite number of attempts to get a first down.
3. Since we never cross the goal line, a touch down will consist of crossing the 50 yard line which is the new goal line.
4. Their will be no personal fouls.
5. Their will be no referees.


“Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people” (Isaiah 62:10). Standard means “the level of quality or excellence attained by somebody or something.” This ultimately refers to Jesus and the highway of holiness that he attained for all who would follow him. Since this is obviously over the head of human strength, someone has taken it upon themselves to change the ancient land mark.

“Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set” (Proverbs 22:28). A landmark is “a prominent object, e.g. a tree or stone that is recognized as marking the boundary of a piece of land.” Ancient means “ancient time, long time (of past) and (of future); It is that which is “continuous existence, perpetual everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity.”

From eternity as a lamb slain from the foundation of the world, Jesus Christ anchored the “tree” of the cross into the bed rock of truth. This cross of Christ is the standard and boundary of the church. It is rigid in its demands, yet boundless in its mercy. It knows no compromise, but its miracle working power comes short of no promise: All things are possible to him that believes! In short, it brings the proud flesh of the first Adam into the death of Christ in order to raise all of mankind in the last Adam.

How it that what has always been true—the confession and repentance of sins through the Blood of the cross— is no longer in vogue? When did the “rules committee” of heaven convene to change that which has always been considered in and out of bounds? Here are four of the rule changes:

1. Our sin does not affect His opinion of us nor cause Him to withhold His blessing!
2. We don’t have to confess sin in order to be saved, to retain, or to maintain our salvation.
3. In fact, sin isn’t even an issue with God.
4. Sin does not affect your spirit.

I guess you can rape and murder little children and pray down the blessings of the Lord with innocent blood on your hands.

Somebody has been messing with the land mark.

Good thing for them it is no longer sin.