Bob Spurlin Via Bulletin Gold
Recently I enjoyed an interesting conversation with a
brother and former elder in the church. We mutually agreed
that our communities and society at large is becoming
morally bankrupt. Many factors have contributed to such a
coarsening of morals in our neighborhoods, not the least of
which is a failure of the church to reaffirm the basic
fundamentals of the Bible. As a child of the 50s and 60s the
basic fundamentals of right and wrong were articulated with
clarity. We see these basic truths slipping away when we
fail to keep these principles deeply rooted before the church,
family, and our communities. In far too many
neighborhoods, and in the church we see have seen the
absolute standards of right and wrong lowered before our
eyes.
Observe the following basic principles that need serious
consideration for our time: (1) A belief in the existence in
God; (2) A belief in the inspiration of the Bible; (3) A belief
in the authority of the scriptures; (4) A revival of the home
as God mandates; (5) A clear understanding of sin and its
consequences; (6) A belief in the undenominational nature
of the church of Christ. These are elementary, simple, and
fundamental points that have been neglected far too long.
We would not want to omit the fundamentals of
mathematics, English, history, and science in the education
of our children. These subjects are basic and primary to the
instruction of all students. Likewise a return to the basic
fundamentals of the Bible will bring us to an understanding
of God’s will.
Groveland, FL