Restoration Series Review
“I have not come to bring peace, but a sword”
(Matthew 10:34)
“… I have come to do your will, O God…’ “
(Hebrews 10:7)
Matthew 10:34-39
We often assume that once a person receives the truth of the gospel, without added church creeds; catechisms; or extra-biblical non-sense, he or she will obey the gospel, become a New Testament Christian, and continue to live faithfully for the Lord and his church (Eph. 3:21).
But, this is not always the case. Therefore, when we speak of the need to go Back to the Bible (a restoration theology) which respects the word of God and reveres the person of God, we must teach personal discipleship (Matt. 10:34-39; 28:19).
1 Timothy 4:1ff./2 Timothy 4:1ff.
The primary reason for the need of a Restoration Movement is the Great Apostasy, spoken of in First and Second Timothy. Most modern churches and individuals just gloss over this fundamental New Testament doctrine.
2 Kings 18:1-7 (2 Chron. 29:1-6)
The reforms of Hezekiah point out the restoration principle as valid and the Lord’s chosen method for returning after a religious apostasy. Here, we learn, that you can’t do right without tearing down the wrong.
2 Kings 22:1-8
By the reforms of Josiah, we are reminded of the great role that the Bible must play, if there would be a restoration movement.
– Robert M. Housby