One of the biggest challenges facing the Christian church today is that many people simply do not know the Bible well—especially the true gospel of Jesus Christ. When people are not grounded in God’s Word, they can be easily confused, misled, or pulled toward teachings or ideologies that sound good but are not true. Scripture warns us that God’s people suffer when they reject or ignore knowledge. As Hosea 4:6 says, “my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.”
This problem is not new. Even in the early church, people were already drifting away from the truth. The Apostle Paul wrote with deep concern in Galatians 1:6–7: “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.” Paul’s words remind us that there is only one true gospel. Any message that adds to it, waters it down, or twists it is dangerous.
The answer is not more opinions, trends, or clever messages. The answer is a return to the Word of God. The church must teach the Bible clearly, believers must study it for themselves, and all of us must stay centered on Jesus Christ—His grace, His death, His resurrection, and the salvation found in Him alone. If the church is to remain strong, it must know the truth, love the truth, and refuse to trade the true gospel for a counterfeit.
Minister A Francine Green I June 2026