Originally Posted by Pilgrim
These are all great... doubtless as they came from the pen of John Owen! BigThumbUp

But this one:

The foundation of true holiness and true Christian worship is the doctrine of the gospel, what we are to believe. So when Christian doctrine is neglected, forsaken, or corrupted, true holiness and worship will also be neglected, forsaken, and corrupted.

is incredibly applicable to our own day. Sound doctrine and the very Gospel itself is being neglected, obscured, twisted, corrupted and even disdained. The result as anyone can plainly see is a 'church' that engages in worldly worship 'performed' by worldly people who profess to be saved and followers of Christ. (Matt 24:24; 2Thess 2:8-14)
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Jesus and the Apostles spoke and taught from the ancient Scriptures. They spoke of Adam, Eve, Noah and claim to follow Christ then while questioning or even disavowing what he personally affirmed as truth? There is a great danger. You may be able to maintain your faith and we can ,at this point, reach across the line and grasp hands in prayer. But just little further down slope and the distance will be too much. Schaeffer called it a 'watershed'. At some point in the Rocky Mountains a few inches marks the line at which the rain flows to the Gulf of Mexico or the Pacific Ocean. Perhaps you are able to hold firm to the account of the empty tomb and maintain that Genesis and therefore Christ are less than factual. Your children will not.

Not exactly what you were talking about but perhaps even more insidious.