Goats eat anything

As a kid I loved picking out books on killer animals such as snakes, tigers, mountain lions, and killer bee's. One book that I remember checking out at the library was a book on sharks which told how they could pierce through a small boat, or that they can leap several feet into the air when catching seals. But I remember one story (whether true or not) about some scientists who found a tin can in a shark one time, and it was apparently not the type of thing that typically ends up in water. The shark had eaten a goat that ate a tin can... the odd thing was I never question the goat eating the can as much as I did the shark eating a goat. How could that have happened? But the mystery now is how can a goat just keep munching on a tin can?


Whether the story is true or not I think most would agree that goats will eat just about anything. While sheep on the other hand are much more selective about their meals. All to true with the gospel today. We seem to live in a society that will swallow anything and if you don't care for the taste your supposed to smile and be polite saying “its not for me but I'm sure its great for you”. All the while never saying “Hey that tin can is bad for you and the sharp edges could actually harm you!”


We know false teachings have been a problem for a long time, Paul didn't waste any time in 1 Timothy before he started reminding Timothy that he was there to guard against false doctrine. Knowing this, and through a few conversations in the last few months it just appears to me that our society, even among believers, is so much more concerned with being tolerant than we are concerned with the gospel. We have people who though they try very hard to break down the old walls of religion with music and hipness, they keep simply stirring up more trouble and hardly breaking past the point that they are trying to make (usually trying to breakdown legalism). Or preachers who love to teach on sex, and money but they try to avoid to much discussion on the gospel implications on life (Luke 9:23), the wrath or justice of God. Which leaves the goats unknowingly chewing on unsweeted tin cans that seems like the less painful thing to do. Rather than keep searching for the flock that is at the meadow instead of the junk yard picking through the left over worldly junk.


There is no shame in the true gospel of Christ. Romans 1:14-17