But as for Me

Fellow Labourers-

During our communion service last night there were a number of testimonies that sounded just like our subject "But as for me." These were coming from the hearts of the individuals, and did not sound like their assurances was contingent on anything else but faith in the efficacious blood of Jesus Christ. They had an objective posture as against a subjective posture. Objectivity gives one a more positive outlook, and hope for a desired outcome. It is because of subjective reasoning why we find ourselves in a mess in the world and in the church. It was Satan introduce subjectivity that Adam and Eve fell. We must reach that point when we say enough is enough, "But as for me."

One of C.S. Lewis' classical is called The seeing eye, and he has a chapter in it called The poison of subjectivism. Here is a quote from the chapter. "One cause of misery and vice is always present with us in the greed and pride of men, but in certain periods in history this is greatly increased by the temporary prevalence of some false philosophy. Correct thinking will not make good men of bad ones; but a purely theoretical error may remove ordinary checks to evil and deprive good intentions of their natural support. An error of this sort is abroad at present. I am not referring to the powerful philosophies of the Totalitarian states, but to something that goes deeper and spreads wider and which, indeed, has given these power philosophies their golden opportunity. I am referring to Subjectivism."

Sad to say this odious poison has crept in among us unaware, and we call it progress and enlightenment. But, have we really progressed?

Pax Vobiscum

Robert Stewart