Some Christians have never been duped by the master heresy of cessationism. Although they know some liberal theologians believe it, they faintly grasp that “Christians” could believe a horrifying dogma like this. So they never need to review arguments on the continuation of God’s power over and over and over again, but they have been living in it and pursuing more of it. To them, there has only been the constant reality of God’s power, not a cessation or continuation of it. The issue should have never arisen.

Imagine Christians getting stuck on polemics about the existence of God, or even on the cessation or continuation of the existence of God. So every time they mention God in their sermons, they have to argue for his existence in order to begin the main topic of the message. Imagine adding several controversies on top of that. Although the sermons would seem lengthy and substantive, the people would not be fed as much spiritual meat as they think.

If they are Christians, they are ready to learn about God and about how to worship him, not about whether there is a God, or whether he continues to exist. With the constant baggage, a message on marriage would take two hours, and about five minutes would be spent talking about marriage. Most of the time would be devoted to controversies, and nowadays, to politics. The marriages continue to fall apart.

Christians should engage in receiving and ministering the power of God. They should not still be hung up on tedious explanations in the mere continuing operation of it. It is like wading through a thick, muddy swamp. Don’t you feel like that when you circulate among most Christians? You devote much of your energy into stealing a breath now and then, when you wish you could free yourself from the filth to run and fly.

The Christians are working, listening, thinking, but how much are they really being fed? Are they really productive? Or, do they feel such exertion, not because they are learning and growing, but because they are struggling to stay alive? And as they do, they pull others down with them into the swamp. They spend so much time in studies and debates, but they are useless people. Their efforts offer an illusion of meaning and progress. What is the problem? They are otaku, not disciples.