The Nothings from Ignorance (Part 3) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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In part 3 of this series we look at why we Know Nothing Because of Incorrect Assumptions. When we look at Bildad, we find that he assumed that what prior generations had taught was always correct and always true. That is not true at all. He communicated to Job some truth and some half-truths, and misapplied the truth as he understood it. People have a way of passing down traditions as truth or fact. They also have a way of passing down errors, ignorance, biased ideas and teaching from generation to generation. The assumptions that men make outside of Scripture is what gets them into trouble. Some assume they will go to Heaven because they are good. Some assume their way is right when it is not. Solomon said, “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Proverbs 14:12. Some folks assume they have plenty of time to make a decision about Jesus Christ, but to their demise they die before they trust in Him. Paul said, “Now is the accepted time; now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). Don't be duped by false assumptions. In December of 1941, the German army was fifteen miles outside Moscow. Joseph Stalin exhorted the Soviet soldiers to do their best to defend Mother Russia. In his Red Square address, he stirred his troops by invoking the memories not of Marx but of Russia's old saints. There was much devotion to the saints venerated by the Russian church. Still in existence today is a deeply held belief that no other country can conquer Russia because of the protective influence of Russia's saints. In 1981, the Russians were shattered by the news from Soviet forensic experts that the relics of three of Russia's most revered saints were really the bones of Mongol invaders, their enemies. The bones that the Russians venerated for years were not the bones of their saints, but the bones of sinners, of enemies. Their assumptions were false and brought embarrassment and shock. May we learn from their mistake. This message was preached on Sunday night, November 7, 2021 at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.