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“Watch Out For The “New Math”!”
Watch Out For The “New Math”!
David Sproule
The boldness of Satan is astonishing and sickening. The first time we are introduced to him is very early in the Biblical narrative—in the 57th verse of the Bible, that “cunning…beast” enters the scene. The first thing we read of him doing is planting a seed of doubt in the validity of the Word of God (Gen. 3:1), and then going further to lie profusely about the consequences of disobeying God, “You shall not surely die” (3:4; cf. 2:17). Truly, “he is a liar and the father of it” (John 8:44). From the very beginning, he has been adding to and taking from God’s Word to cause mankind to violate God’s Word.
And, unfortunately, since the days of the Garden in Genesis 3, mankind has been following his lead in adding to and taking from the Word. Adam and Eve ate of the fruit, when they were forbidden to do so (Gen. 3:6). Israel molded a golden calf and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, as if it was their “god” (Ex. 32:1-35). Moses struck the rock to provide water for the Israelites, instead of speaking to the rock as God instructed (Num. 20:7-12). Time and time again, God’s creation was disregarding the clear directions given to them by their God. Who did they think they were—what math were they using—that they could disobey God?
From the beginning, God has always told man what He is to do in order to please God (“Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat,” Gen. 2:16). He has always told man what He is not to do (“but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat,” 2:17). And, He has always told man the consequences of disobedience (“for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die,” 2:17). Still, man, being influenced by the father of lies himself, transgresses God’s clear directives.
It is no wonder then that God has to repeat Himself throughout Scripture. In Deuteronomy 4:2, He made it clear, “You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it.” Again in Proverbs 30:6, “Do not add to His words.” Then, finally, on the very last page of the Bible, “anyone” who “adds to” or “takes away from” the Word of God is warned of the serious and eternal consequences thereof (Rev. 22:18-19).
God’s math is simple—do not “add” to or “subtract” from what He says, lest you “multiply” your sorrow and “divide” yourself from Him. Yet, the cunning beast still thinks that he can teach his new math and get away with it. Friends, remember that the devil is a liar! His new math is from hell and leads to hell! Let us remember that we must “listen to” and “do” the will of God in order to “go in and take possession of the land” He is giving us (Deut. 4:1). What He commands us is “for our good always”—now and in eternity (Deut. 6:24).
