Biblical Separation Defended - Far Eastern Bible College

which can meet the need to those sinners who so desperately require it.It is not one of going to “those who have the greater spiritual need” inorder to cooperate with them in helping other needy ones. AlthoughMatthew 7:5 is set in a context which deals with those who arecensorious, the words, “First cast out the beam out of thine own eye; andthen shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye,”sets forth a truism which is applicable here. That truism is that the blindare in no position to lead other blind people (cf. Matt. 15:14). Thus thescriptural pattern is for the seeing physician to enlist the aid of otherswith sight to help him give sight to the blind; and it is not one in whichthe seeing physician looks in the direction of the blind leaders in orderto obtain workers to aid in giving others sight. Since Dr. Ferm declaresthat, “The theological liberal of today is one who has never known thebiblical view of the Christian faith,” he acknowledges that today’sliberals are at best “blind leaders.” 14 Therefore, how can they be utilizedin helping the blind, for Christ has said, “And if the blind lead the blind,both shall fall into the ditch (Matt. 15:14) . Thus it is seen that Dr.Ferm’s conception of the scriptural pattern is erroneous, and that theevangelist is to go “to those who have the greater spiritual need” in orderto give aid, not to obtain aid!Further on the statement above by Dr. Ferm, his words, “as long ashe [the evangelist] declares to them the whole counsel of God,” containan extremely weighty misapprehension. This misapprehension is that aconservative evangelist can come to a crusade under liberal sponsorshipand yet declare the whole counsel of God to the people. A sponsoreecomes under a tacit and understood agreement not to do or say anythingthat is detrimental to the sponsor.Thus when Dr. Ferm declares, “Whatever their [the sponsor’s] ownviews may be [liberal, etc.], they are extending an invitation to him [Dr.Graham] to proclaim a message that is characteristic of previouscrusades,” he is uttering the fact that when a liberal group sponsors Dr.Graham, they are extending an invitation to him to preach the samecrusade message, which means that there will be no warning given to thepeople concerning the dangers of falling prey to the modernists, liberals,false prophets, and ravening wolves. 15 Therefore, a conservative is notable to declare the whole counsel of God when under the sponsorship of18