“Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it.” - Deuteronomy 12:32
Many nominal Christians today (and for the past two-thousand years) have made it their habit to compartmentalize their faith. This is nothing new to the faith. In the blessing of wisdom given to Solomon, even he recognized this fact nearly three-thousand years ago. “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.” - Ecclesiastes 1:9.
The greatest problem Christians face when they surrender only a portion of their lives to God is that we find ourselves constantly seeking extra-biblical (aside from the Bible) ways to strengthen His providence by our own human accouterments. And this has been expressly forbidden by the Word of God. “If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.” - 2 John 1:10-11.
The sin being committed by this arbitrary adding to or subtracting from Holy Scripture is called ‘syncretism,’ the merging or assimilation of errant mythologies with true Christian faith. This sin creates a false narrative wherever it is found and practiced. There is no circumstance or occurrence of syncretism in the Christian faith that does not deliberately alter the true and verifiable Word of God, not one! The Word of God is eternal and unchangeable - “And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation.” 2 Peter 1:19-20. We are bound by the Word of God, not our own unbiblical interpretation of it.
We must acknowledge that such meanderings from God’s truth are nothing but the machinations of Satan, who rules this world with confusion. His object is to sow doubt among believers as well as among the unbelieving. The devil will never miss an opportunity to capitalize on the doubts of men. It is one of his greatest strengths. “But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.” - 2 Corinthians 11:3-4.
Syncretism has been and remains one of the greatest threats to our faith. It is rooted in satanic corruption and poisons anyone who finds an unbiblical appeal in it. It is nothing but a human attempt to circumvent, alter, or strengthen our sovereign God’s works of providence. Within its demonic proclivities, men of the same sinful thoughts huddle together in darkness like our cave dwelling ancestors did, fearing the thunderstorm. To believe such things is the same as unbelief because we reject the promises of God and seek our blessings through humanistic mythology. And we have been warned about such dark associations. “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” - 2 Corinthians 6:14.
This sin finds its expression in many Christian religions, pseudo-Christian religions, and all pagan religions. It is never found in the one true Christian faith! If we have fallen into such belief we are instructed by Christ Himself as to our only recourse -“But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.” - Revelation 2:4-5. Our job is to repent from such madness and seek the faith that was first delivered to us by Jesus Christ alone. Solus Christus!
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