Ten Indictments

What happens when we are confronted with Truth?  Do we get angry and incensed that someone dare "judge" us and call attention to our error?  Do we ultimately (though perhaps not initially) rejoice that someone loved us enough to do the hard task of confronting sin and error in our lives?

How we handle the truth is a good sign of our spiritual state of being.  Do we resent, hate, and avoid the truth or do we love, embrace, and seek the truth?  What is our reaction when faced with certain truth?  We live in a culture where the truth is not loved, cherished, or sought after.  I know that in my own life, the truth is sometimes hard to take and accept.  However, I LOVE the TRUTH and I love those who proclaim it without hesitation, with boldness, and with the love and compassion of Christ!  It is one of the greatest reason I love my wife.  

I say all of this as a precursor to the video posted below.  Paul Washer has a very important message for our modern American church and Christianity.  He speaks the truth and he does it in love and with an intensity that  reveals his heart and passion for the bride of Christ.  It is a two hour video...MAKE TIME TO WATCH IT ALL.  FOR THE SAKE OF THE BRIDE OF CHRIST, FOR THE CHURCH, WATCH IT ALL!!!  It will challenge you.  It may make you angry and you may want to deny what he is saying.  DON'T...at least not until you have earnestly and honestly sought God on this matter.  Do not right it off as the rantings and ravings of a lunatic until you have sought the scriptures to see if it is true.

Below the video, I have attached the notes I took when I first watched it.  May they be helpful to you.

God bless.  I love you all!

Ten Indictments

Paul David Washer

We have been given truth.  We cannot do what is right in our own eyes and expect the Holy Spirit to bless it.

1. A Practical denial of the sufficiency of scripture.  2 Tim. 3:10-17
   
2. An ignorance of God
3. A Failure to address man's malady.
4. An Ignorance of the gospel of Christ Jesus.
5. An ignorance of the doctrine of regeneration
6. An unbiblical gospel invitation
7. Ignorance regarding the nature of the church
8. A lack of loving and compassionate church discipline
9. A silence on separation.
10. Psychology and sociology have replaced scripture in regards to the family.