ICHTHYS and Traditional Christianity

Question: 

Thank you for this ministry. After reading and benefiting from these studies, I feel that I may
have been wasting my time in traditional Christianity.

Response: 

Please do not be too quick to "throw the baby out with the bath water".
I too come from the reformed tradition originally, and there is much of
value in it. It is just that my ministry is to follow the truth of the
Word of God wherever it leads, regardless of tradition. What is available
at ICHTHYS so far deals mainly with issues of eschatology (i.e.,
The Satanic Rebellion series and the current Coming Tribulation series).
It will be some time, for example, before the Bible Basics series is completed,
so that there is much of importance to say (and to learn) that is not yet
available at ICHTHYS (at least in the detailed treatments projected - at present,
the Peter’s Epistles series is the place where many of the non-eschatological
teachings of the Bible are treated).

So while I am deeply gratified that you have been challenged and
helped by these lessons, I want to stress that my ministry is dedicated
to the building up of faith through the truth of the Word
of God. Everything the Bible has to say is precious to me, and I know
for certain that we Christians need to seek out all the truth of
scripture, from the scripture.

In short, I hope you are not going to rashly give up on what you have already
built, and will not abandon your affiliations without careful and prudent
soul searching and prayer, but will rather be challenged in any case to follow the Word
and to follow the Lord wherever they lead you, and in so doing to continue
to grow spiritually in Jesus Christ.

I very much appreciate your kind words and pray for your continued
growth and edification in the Lord.

In His Name and to His glory,

Bob L.