THE BEACON BEAM July 2021

GOD’S AMAZING GRACE

Perfect Peace for Imperfect Parents

by Josh Squires Guest Contributor for Desiring God Ministry

Failure isn’t an option in parenting. ture. of pressure on the parents to provide It’s an inevitability. a context in which every good trait is But we must remember: We are sin- perfectly cultivated, and every nega- It’s nearly impossible to count the ners tasked with parenting fellow tive one inhibited, or even eliminated number of angst-ridden parents I’ve sinners. Sin affects every relationship altogether. sat across in a counseling room. They we have. From the most intimate of wring their hands as they worry that family members to random strangers, But this is where the Christian under- they’ve ruined poor little Johnny or there’s no relationship on earth where standing of the fallen nature of man is Jane. Frantic, they wade through the sin doesn’t have its sway. That’s such a help. We know that children record of wrongs they’ve committed Paul’s testimony in Romans 7 where are born as sinners. Sin isn’t just an against their child over the years. he laments that though he would do action; it’s a condition — one that Harsh words, unkind thoughts, and good, the good he wants to do he none of us can escape (Romans 3:9– rash actions all make it on the list of doesn’t do, and the evil that he wants 12, 23). Even in the most loving, en- parenthood infamy. What should we to quit he finds himself continuing to couraging, rewarding, and earnest make of our mistakes in what is one do (Romans 7:18–19). families, we can expect that our of the most important roles God has children will lie, cheat, steal, and be charged us with? My answer: Not Three Pressures to Be Perfect mean just as their parents will surely much. If failure is pervasive, then why do so be irritable, selfish, lazy, and inatten- tive. Not the majority of the time Let’s be clear on one thing first: I’m many parents live in fear of it? (we hope!), but it will happen none- not saying that we don’t let our fail- 1. Our culture no longer has a bib- theless. ures affect us. The hurt, fear, anger, lical view of who we are as parents. Yet we are not undone by these fail- and sadness of our little ones — The spiritual component of our iden- ures. Instead we are invigorated by caused by our parental malfunctions tities has long been replaced with the the grace that God in Christ has for — should break our hearts. This is nature/nurture model of man. It is not us (Romans 5:1–5). And that grace not celebratory “failurism.” Our mis- uncommon to read or hear a discus- doesn’t encourage us to be less like steps cause genuine pain, and that sion about how a person’s upbringing the parents we are called to be, but pain needs to be listened to, under- (nurture) is supposed to shoulder energizes us to be more like them stood, repented of, and — to the best most of the blame for whatever ails of our ability — prevented in the fu- him. This puts an incredible amount (Continued on page 2)

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1622 Kirkpatrick Road Sunday School…....11:10 AM Evening Worship…..6:00 PM Burlington, NC 27215 Gregory N. Barkman, Senior Pastor (336) 226-5205 Wednesday beaconbaptist.com Michael R. Karns, Minister of Christian Education Prayer Meeting…...…7:00 PM [email protected] Robert F. LaTour, Minister of Families IMPACT Clubs...... 7:00 PM Gregory L. Phillips, Minister of Music Teen Ministry……....7:00 PM 1 (Continued from page 1) tend that our failures never occurred perately need modeled for them. How (Romans 6:1–2). Grace is the engine in the first place — but it’s not are they, as spouses, supposed to ad- that drives God-glorifying parenting. healthy. Actions and consequences mit when they are wrong if they don’t are integrally tied together. hear it from us? How are they, as par- 2. We don’t want to lose respect ents, supposed to own their mistakes As Paul tells the Thessalonians, “If and authority with our children. if they don’t see it in us? How are anyone is not willing to work, let him In one sense, they are afraid that by they, as Christians, supposed to throw not eat” (2 Thessalonians 3:10). Not admitting wrong, they will lose credi- themselves on the free offer of the having food is the consequence for bility, authority, or respect with their gospel if they don’t experience us not working, and hunger pangs pro- children. Without a doubt, parents doing the same? vide pretty good incentive for em- need to have authority over their chil- ployment perseverance. Likewise, Coming to terms with our own failure dren (Ephesians 6:1–3). Kids who watching tears in our children’s eyes is never easy. Admitting it to those don’t respect their parents tend to as we admit our mistakes provides we’ve failed can be even harder. Yet have problems with healthy bounda- pretty good incentive for high-quality it provides an amazing opportunity to ries in every area of life. But having parenting perseverance. Beyond this, live out the gospel for our children in credibility, authority, and respect is the discomfort our children experi- a way that nothing else can. not the same as being inerrant. ence as we confess and repent is the sort that tends to heal rather than Admitting our faults is not tanta- Josh Squires (@RevJASquires) serves as mount to admitting incompetence. In wound. It helps them to make sense pastor of counseling and congregational care fact, the opposite is generally true. of the world and provides grounds for at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, The more we are willing to own our forgiveness, rather than soil for roots South Carolina. He and his wife have five mistakes and seek forgiveness, the of bitterness. children. more our children find us to be trust- worthy authorities in their lives. They Let Your Failures Point already know we’ve messed up; now to Another they need to know that we can take responsibility. Plus, if we present As strange as it may seem, there is a ourselves as being without error, reason to be encouraged when we when our children know definitively fail. Admittedly it’s not much en- that it isn’t true, then what will they couragement at the time, but when think when we present God’s word as we fail it’s a chance to model for being without error? our children what secure repentance looks like. A repentance that’s not 3. We feel the pain of owning that afraid to hear how we’ve hurt them. we’ve hurt and disappointed our A repentance that doesn’t recoil from children. the words, “I’m sorry” or, “Please Watching our loved ones hurt is bad forgive me.” A repentance that is enough on its own, but to know you cause for tears in our eyes, but hope caused that pain stings like nothing in our hearts. else. It’s easy and convenient to pre- That is a skill that our children des-

God’s grace frees you from having to deny your weaknesses. I love the fact that biblical faith never requires that you deny reality. If you have to deny reality to feel good about your life, you may have temporary peace, but you’re not exercising biblical faith. The Bible is a shockingly honest book that shows us the blood, dirt, and smoke of life in a fallen world. Yet the Bible is the most hopeful of any book ever written because of the transformative power of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Here’s what this means for you as a parent: God never asks you to act as a parent as if you’re something that you’re not. In fact, he does just the opposite. God welcomes you to look at yourself in the heart-and life-exposing mirror of his Word to see yourself as you really are and to be willing to confess your faults to those around you And here’s why you can have the courage to live this way: as a parent you do not ever need to fear knowing yourself, you do not have to fear being known by those around you, and you do not have to fear being exposed as less than perfect because there is nothing that could ever be known or exposed about you as a parent that hasn’t already been covered by the blood of Jesus.

—Paul David Tripp, Parenting

2 July 2021 THE BEACON BEAM FUNDAMENTALISM THEN AND NOW

by Greg Barkman

Fundamentalism is a noble ists fought against apostasy from pudiated what they considered to be movement whose goal is to preserve within their denominational institu- the unloving harshness of Fundamen- Christianity based upon the funda- tions. Gradually, as Modernism talism. They preferred to treat Mod- mentals of the faith. Its roots can be gained control of nearly all mainline ernists as Christian brothers instead of traced back to the late nineteenth cen- Protestant denominations, Fundamen- false teachers. Thus, Evangelicalism, tury in America. German Rational- talists separated and established new the historic name for orthodox Chris- ism, a modern, skeptical approach to churches, denominations, mission tianity, was divided into two camps. the Bible, endeavored to re-define boards, and publishing houses. Sepa- Fundamentalists, who believed God Christianity apart from its supernatu- ration became the defining doctrine of requires separation from apostasy, ral elements. As this new skepticism Fundamentalism. It was not easy to and New Evangelicals, who encour- filtered across the Atlantic, it was fa- abandon Christian institutions that aged accommodation with those who vorably received in seminaries, de- had been sacrificially established by deny fundamental doctrines of the nominational headquarters, publish- orthodox Christians, but it was neces- Christian Faith. ing houses, and eventually the pulpits sary out of love for Christ and obedi- The second event was the of mainline protestant churches in ence to the Word of God. There was evangelism of Billy Graham, an evan- America. The Bible was assumed to a period of transition in which some gelical preacher who arose to promi- be nothing more than a human book Fundamentalists continued to fight nence in America in the 1950’s. At which could be explained by cultural from within while others separated first Graham followed a Fundamen- and historical influences. The mira- and came out, but eventually nearly talist pattern in his crusades, inviting cles of the Bible were not deemed all those who were serious about con- only orthodox pastors and churches to true accounts, but rather legends man- tending for the Christian Faith re- support his efforts. However, after a ufactured by people struggling to ex- moved themselves from mainline in- long and successful crusade in Eng- plain unusual events that occurred stitutions, and Fundamentalism be- land that embraced Christian leaders outside their limited experiences. came characterized by separating of all persuasions, Rev. Graham Jesus Christ was not really virgin from apostasy and organizing new changed his approach, and invited all born, did not live a sinless life, and structures that were true to historic, churches and their leaders, including did not physically rise from the dead, orthodox Christianity. many well-known Modernists, to but was merely a good moral man, an For a good many years, Evan- sponsor his crusades. He believed engaging preacher, a selfless, loving gelicalism and Fundamentalism were this was advantageous, perhaps even prophet whose followers embellished basically synonymous terms identify- necessary to reach the maximum accounts of his life to swell his influ- ing all those who believed the super- number of people with the gospel. ence after he died. natural elements of the Bible. Howev- Fundamentalists found it necessary to Not surprisingly, Bible be- er, around the middle of the twentieth separate from the Graham crusades, lieving Christians arose to challenge century, two major events divided believing that such cooperation vio- the inroads of this new Modernism Evangelicals from Fundamentalists. lated Scripture and hopelessly con- (also called Liberalism) infiltrating First was the arrival of a new fused new converts concerning the their churches. In 1917, the Bible Evangelicalism. Some who personal- doctrines of Christianity. Their de- Institute of Los Angeles published a ly believed the fundamentals of the parture left New Evangelicals and four volume set entitled The Funda- faith were not happy with the strong Modernists united in cooperation, and mentals, which was designed to an- emphasis upon separation. These ecumenical evangelism became a fur- swer the most common attacks upon Evangelicals preferred to remain in ther dividing factor separating Funda- Biblical Christianity. This widely mainline Protestant schools and mentalists from Evangelicals. circulated publication gave the move- churches to try to influence them As we enter the twenty-first ment its name, and Fundamentalist from within. They coined a new century, how has New Evangelical- became the identifying title for those term, New Evangelicalism to desig- ism fared? Not surprisingly, Evangel- orthodox Christians who were willing nate those who preferred to maintain icalism has become so broad and doc- to take a stand against the downgrade a friendly alliance with Modernists trinally watered down that many who of modern Christianity. for the purpose of winning them over identify themselves as Evangelicals At first, most Fundamental- to evangelical Christianity. They re- (Continued on page 4)

3 July 2021 THE BEACON BEAM (Continued from page 3) which was formerly its strength, has defended, not compromised, and can scarcely be distinguished from now become its weakness. Funda- apostasy must not be appeased nor Liberals. The old Modernism has mentalism has demonstrated that we even recognized as legitimate. A become the new Evangelicalism. The are fallen sons of Adam who tend Christianity that denies fundamental well intentioned, though unbiblical toward extremes if we are not very doctrines of the Bible is no Christiani- goal of partnering with apostates to vigilant. Defending truth and the ty at all. It is a false religion, and its win them has backfired. Instead of need for separation has too often de- true nature needs to be exposed so converting Modernists to evangelical- volved into defending preferences and that seeking souls be not confused ism, many Evangelicals have been separating from Christian brothers and deceived. Until the Lord returns, converted to modernism. This is ex- who are every bit as fundamental as there will always be departures from actly what Fundamentalists predicted, we. Instead of maintaining a sound the Faith once delivered unto the because this is what the Bible warns Biblical balance, driving down the Saints, and there will always be the us about when it says that a little leav- middle of the road of Christian ortho- need for God’s people to defend truth en leavens the whole lump. The doxy, too many Fundamentalists have and expose error. May God give us Scriptural way to deal with apostasy run off the road into the ditch of car- both courage and grace to take our is to separate from it. Accommoda- nal sectarianism. “I am of Paul, I am stand for Christ, regardless the cost! tion with our enemies doesn’t work of Apollos, I am of Cephas, I am of when attempted by nations, as when Christ.” many European leaders endeavored to Fractured Fundamentalism is Originally published in July, 2011 appease Hitler, nor does it work when not in a very good position to minister attempted by Christians who think to the needs of those who have been they can accommodate apostasy. wounded by an un-Biblical partner- Many New Evangelicals have driven ship with apostasy. But even though their bus off the road of sound doc- Fundamentalism as a movement is trine and into the ditch of heresy. not enjoying good health, true Bible What about Fundamentalism? believing, Bible practicing Christians I wish I could tell you that it has are healthy. The Church being built flourished and remains in good by Christ is alive and well and mak- health, but alas, such is not the case. ing good progress in the world. Unfortunately, it has splintered and Christ didn’t promise to bless any one fragmented so much that it is no long- particular institution or movement, er the dynamic voice for orthodox but He promised to bless His church Christianity that it was. The strength and sincere Christians who humbly of Fundamentalism, the Biblical doc- stand for truth and stay out of ditches trine of separation from apostasy, has will know God’s favor. Serious too often degenerated into nothing Christians, whatever they may call more than infighting and fracturing themselves, will enjoy the blessing of over secondary issues. In far too God if they stay focused upon Christ many cases, it has become character- and the Biblical gospel, and resist the ized by name calling, personality con- temptation to try to build little king- flicts, and turf wars. Separation from doms for their own name upon Earth. apostasy has become separation from Is the Fundamentalists move- anyone and everyone who does not ment over? I cannot say. But I be- dot every “i” and cross every “t” the lieve the original premise was sound. way we do. As is often the case, that The fundamentals of the faith must be

Jellyfish Christianity “One plague of our age is the widespread dislike to what men are pleased to call dogmatic theology. In the place of it, the idol of the day is a kind of jellyfish Christianity — a Christianity without bone, or muscle, or sinew, — without any distinct teaching about the atonement or the work of the Spirit, or justification, or the way of peace with God — a vague, foggy, misty Christianity, of which the only watchwords seem to be, ‘You must be..liberal and kind. You must condemn no man’s doctrinal views. You must consider everybody is right and nobody is wrong’.” —J. C. Ryle

July 2021 THE BEACON BEAM 4 A Sin That Plagues Us All

by Bob LaTour

Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before this kind of pride are ignorant of tout self-importance (attitude), self- destruction, and a haughty spirit be- blind spots when it comes to their accomplishment (actions) and self- fore a fall.” sense of self-importance! What can promotion (speech).7 Christians do to battle pride that God For Christians to truly glorify God, hates? We must be intentional in our We must accept the truth that our “we must embrace and live out effort not to be self-promoting and pride is a sinful affront to the glory humility in order to truly live and be we must make God’s Word central in and grace of God Who is the Giver of who God means for us to be”— the following ways— every good and perfect gift, in partic- images-bearers of Christ!1 In his ular eternal life through faith in the book From Pride to Humility, We must humbly acknowledge that perfect life, substitutionary death and Dr. Stuart Scott states, “Six different we are the possession of the Lord victorious resurrection of His Son.8 words are used for pride. All of them Jesus Christ Who purchased us with convey lifting up, highness, magnifi- His shed blood, Who enables us to The Bible is full of weapons to battle cation, presumptuousness, or rebel- glorify God, and Who rewards our the sin of pride. “In all your ways liousness of self.” faithful service.3 In every way, we acknowledge Him.” “Fear God and are indebted to God’s G-R-A-C-E. keep His commandments.” (Christ) “In the Greek language, the words for God’s Righteousness At Christ’s Ex- must increase, but I must decrease.” pride occur in two different catego- pense in our salvation. God’s Re- “Do all to the glory of God.” “God ries. One particular word group sug- sources And Christ’s Enabling in our resists the proud, but gives grace to gests the idea of ‘straining or stretch- service.3 God’s Riches At Christ’s the humble.”9 We simply must take ing one’s neck’, ‘to magnify,’ or ‘to Exaltation in our glorification. the battle with our flesh seriously, be haughty” (as if to hold one’s head and realize that victory is assured up high because of what one thinks We must affirm the written Word of through Christ alone. he has made himself or accom- God in our head and give mental as- plished.)” This makes me think of sent that it is what it claims to be— the “Peacocks” that perform in Holly- the inspired, inerrant, all-sufficient 1 Dr. Stuart Scott; Rom.8:29; II Cor.3:18 wood and in professional sports— guide for life and godliness.4 [Faith 2 Phil.1:21 3 I Cor.6:19-20; I Peter 1:17-19 most of whom are full of themselves and faithfulness are Bible-based.] 4 II Tim.3:16-17; II Peter 1:1-4; as they strut before the cameras while The Word is the foundation of our Psa.37:30-31 living in a world of fantasy. It is worldview through which we evalu- 5 Psa.119:11 tragic to see that, when their gaudy ate and interact with culture. 6 Eph.4:1-3; I Cor.10:31-33; Phil.2:3-4 7 Prov.3:5-7 “plumage” and abilities are brought 8 James 1:17; I Cor.4:7; Jn.3:16; Eph.1 low by age, most of them become a We must absorb the Word of God 9 Prov.3:6; Eccl.12:13; Jn.3:30; shallow “has been.” That is quite the into the very essence of who we are I Cor.10:31; I Peter 5:5-7 opposite of someone like Paul who in our heart—the wellspring of our grew in stature that paralleled his thoughts, will and emotions.5 humble imitation of Christ. He said, “For to me, TO LIVE IS CHRIST, We must apply the written Word to and to die is gain!”2 our habits as we interact with others for their good and God’s glory.6 “The other category in the Greek conveys a ‘blindness’ and even sug- We must author the Word of God gests the idea of being ‘enveloped into our history through a consistent with smoke.’”1 “Biblical synonyms life-style that acknowledges Him in for pride are vainglory, conceit, all of our ways by pursuing right- boasting, arrogance, loftiness, pre- eousness and fleeing from evil. sumption, haughtiness, being puffed When we are acknowledging Christ, up, high-mindedness, scoffing, and Who is our supreme example of self-seeking.” People afflicted with humility, it is most difficult to

July 2021 THE BEACON BEAM 5

When God Spoke to Women: The Mother of Samson

By Marti Barkman

We meet the mother of Sam- then, on an ordinary day, He came, to find him standing there. This time son in Judges 13, a chapter that be- and our lives were forever al- I ran for my husband! After confirm- gins like this: “And the sons of Israel tered. The visitor standing before me ing his identity, Manoah asked the did evil again in the sight of the was unlike anyone I had ever seen, angel what the child’s manner of life LORD, and the LORD delivered for he looked like an angel of God. I and mission would be. Without re- them into the hands of the Philistines was awestruck! He appeared and peating what he had already told me, forty years.” The Israelites, already without introduction began speak- he reminded us to be careful to fol- captive to their own sin, were once ing. I knew he was from God, for he low his instruction. “Observe it again enslaved by another nation. It knew about me…that I was barren all.” At this we asked if we could is in this setting we are introduced to and longing to have a child. His an- prepare a meal for him, and he told us Manoah, and to his wife, whose name nouncement stunned and thrilled me: rather to prepare a burnt offering to is not given. They have no children, “Behold, you are barren and the LORD. This we did, and as we a fact emphasized by the redundant, have not borne children, but you watched the flame rise from the altar, ‘she was barren and bare not’. This shall conceive and bear a son. There- we were astonished to see the angel is a familiar refrain, for of the seven fore, be careful and drink no wine or rise in the flame. This was the Angel Old Testament women to whom God strong drink, and eat nothing un- of the LORD! We fell on our faces spoke directly, she is the third to be clean, for behold you shall conceive to the ground. “We shall surely die, childless. “Many eminent persons and bear a son. No razor is to come for we have seen God,” Manoah were born of mothers that had been upon his head, for the child shall be a cried. But I thought not, for if the kept a great while in the want of the Nazirite to God from the womb, and LORD had determined to kill us, why blessing of children…that the mercy he shall begin to save Israel from the would he have brought this news of might be the more acceptable when it hand of the Philistines.” a son to come? And we did live to did come. Mercies long waited for In that moment I knew my see our son Samson born healthy and often prove signal mercies, and it is life would never be the same, for this strong. made to appear that they were worth was not going to be an ordinary But this is not a sweet story. waiting for…” (Matthew Henry). child. I was to be the mother of one From the time Samson was old

The woman speaks: whom God had chosen to carry out a enough to be independent of us he It was a pivotal moment and specific task for Him. In the short began to break our hearts. It started I never cease to marvel at the fact term this privilege brought require- with his choice of a wife. Though that God spoke to me. Our nation ments of discipline and self-denial for there were plenty of lovely girls from was in a time of despair, yet me as long as his nourishment came the families around us, he chose a again. Our sin had once again from me. But I had no idea how daughter of the Philistines. A child brought God’s judgment. This time it drastically the rest of his life would of the enemy! This was but the be- was the Philistines He used, giving change mine! As soon as his an- ginning of our trials. Samson was them rule over us, in a pattern repeat- nouncement was made, the visitor constantly making war against the ed many times over, a pattern of sin, left and I ran to tell Manoah the Philistine and causing such destruc- bondage, a cry for help, and salva- news. He was as stunned as I, and tion and loss of life that some of tion. But my own personal despair wanted to know more. I could tell our own people bound Samson and went beyond the troubles of the na- him no more than what I’ve told you, turned him over to the Philis- tion. I had no child, a fact that be- not even the man’s name. So my tines. “Don’t you know the Philis- came my identity and great sor- husband prayed to the LORD and tines are rulers over us?” they asked row. The years were passing us by asked God to send the messenger him. We didn’t recognize what God and though I was not past childbear- back to us. We needed instruc- was doing and it had become easier ing age, Manoah and I were fearful tions! And God heard Manoah’s to live in bondage than to fight for this was to be our lot in life. But prayer for sometime later, when I was out working in the field I looked up (Continued on page 7)

6 July 2021 THE BEACON BEAM (Continued from page 6) learned, what I rehearse in my head a God of mercy, and when I don’t our freedom. But at the moment to sooth my gaping heart-wound: understand his ways, I can still trust Samson would have been taken cap- My son’s life was ON PUR- Him! “Let him who walked in dark- tive, God’s spirit came on him, the POSE…Manoah and I could not pro- ness”…I have walked the black paths ropes melted away, and with super- duce a child, but God gave Samson to of sorrow… “and has no light”…I natural strength he killed a thousand us. God was there from the start. have longed for light to illuminate the men. My son’s life was WITH ways I can’t understand… “trust in And then there was Deli- PURPOSE…God chose him for a the name of the LORD and rely on lah. He believed she loved him but in task, chose him before he was his God” (Isaiah 50:10). reality, she was working with the en- conceived. All the things our son did emy. The issue at hand was the that broke our hearts, from the taking source of his incredible strength and of a Philistine wife to the constant Taken from a series written in 2004 entitled “When God Spoke to Women” Delilah was given the task of finding warring with her people, to his alli- it. At first he resisted telling the se- ance with a traitor, all were arranged cret—no razor had touched his head, and used by God for a reason bigger according to the angel’s instruction— than our family’s happiness. God but in time, his resistance worn was freeing a nation. down, he revealed the truth. How My son’s death was FOR A could he not have known she PURPOSE…Do I still ask why it would tell the Philistines? She had couldn’t have been accomplished told them everything else he had some other way? Yes, but in time I said! But he told her, and at that have come to answer, “What God moment, the LORD left him and he wills!” The God who formed this was without the strength he had come boy chose to use his death to bring to think would always be his. Now about the destruction of the enemy of his capture was simple…he was just our nation. another man. A mercy worth waiting for, My son’s story is one of easily said about his birth. What record, a sad story told to children about his life, his death? Was not all when teaching lessons of sin’s of this truly a notable mercy, a re- danger. Yes, Samson’s wrong choic- markable, striking mercy? We were es make good lessons for young part of the big picture, the picture of hearts, but is there truth here for God’s dealing with the nation of mothers? Let me tell you what I have Israel. One thing I know—my God is

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July 2021 THE BEACON BEAM 7 Beacon Highlights for July

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