Biblical Separation Defended - Far Eastern Bible College

ARGUMENT IX“The Lord’s Method Was to Proclaim the Truthand to Ignore Error”The Argument Advanced by Dr. FermThe ninth declaration of the cooperative Evangelists says that theLord’s “method of dealing with error was largely to ignore it.” 1Therefore, it is held, the lay Christian, the teacher, and the evangelist donot need to contend against the error of modernists and modernism; theymerely should continue on proclaiming positive truth without referenceto existing errors.Dr. Ferm buttresses this opinion by the following words from thegreat evangelist, D. L. Moody.Christ’s teaching was always constructive. He gave littleattention to tearing down, because he knew that as light dispellsdarkness, so truth scatters error. His method of dealing with errorwas largely to ignore it, letting it melt away in the warm glow ofthe full intensity of truth expressed in love. 2An Examination of Dr. Ferm’s ConclusionsDr. Ferm is of the opinion that Christ’s teaching was “always”constructive or helpfully upbuilding, and that Christ fought error chieflyby ignoring the error and by continuing to proclaim the positive truthwithout reference to the error. Naturally, if this is the actual method ofChrist in combating all error, even the gravest of types such as thatdealling with false prophets, then this ought to be the method of every79