An Examination of Selected Warning Passages

Published: April 29, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

b'We are bombarded with warnings every day. Some are necessary ("Don\'t Pass A Stopped School Bus" and "Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear"). Others are ridiculously unnecessary ("Do Not Use Preparation H Orally"). The Bible never wastes words. Every sentence has meaning and purpose and the warning passages provide the reader a necessary benefit. We have asserted that the function of warning passages is to serve as the means by which God preserves his elect for salvation. Let us keep this function in mind as we examine various passages that provide readers with warnings and admonitions.'