Protection Against Men

CR101 Radio - Podcast Network · Sep 5, 2026 · 3m

People are often a problem to us through their sin and folly, and our own and many become obsessed with protecting themselves, their churches, groups, and communities from fools and knaves. Yet no system can fully eliminate the potential for sin as long as humans are present; excessive concern for protection itself becomes a sin. In the early church, some congregations tried to weed out every weak or apostate member after persecutions, but those strict churches perished, while those that required only a profession of faith and dealt with sin through godly discipline survived and thrived. They…