James Meyers, III concludes our series, Against Heresies, by giving a sober warning about heretical views which have infiltrated the Church. Some have been influenced by Secular Relativism, among other forms of Secularism, from outside the Church, while others have adopted certain ideas found in the ancient heresies discussed throughout this series. He concludes with what he calls, “the heresy of love,” depicting the callous and shallow idea of what many within mainline Christianity call the Love of God. It is our humble opinion that this is a timely message for the Church today.

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James Meyers, III preaches on the wedding in Cana, found in the second chapter of the Gospel According to John, wherein lies the well known occasion of Jesus turning water into wine, the “beginning of signs” as John says. Much conjecture surrounds this text, but James hopes to show how it “manifested His glory.” While the coming of Christ was not a rejection of the Old Covenant, He is its fulfilment and as such has ushered in the New Covenant, a drastic improvement as it were, just as wine is better than water. As He is the fountain of living waters, so He is the true vine offering His blood as a ransom for many.

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James Meyers, III preaches on the paradigm of Christ’s first disciples as recorded by the Apostle John. James finds this progression vital in understanding true discipleship. Rather than seeing ourselves merely as students of Christ, we are more accurately apprentices seeking to be like our Master, not trying to graduate in our knowledge. As such, we become forerunners like John the Baptist leading people to the Master, our Lord, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

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James Meyers, III recounts the historical realities surrounding the Arian controversy following the Council of Nicea, particularly through the Father of Orthodoxy, Athanasius. The great tower of the faith, along with some contemporaries, stood strong against the intrusion of heresy within the Church. There is an idea with some that the institutional church, through its political and ecclesiastical authority, suppressed these challengers for power. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, it was quite the reverse. The Arians enjoyed a prestigious alliance with high ranking Roman officials, up to and including the Emperor himself. James gives a brief historical analysis and considers some linguistic terms which made the controversy that much more difficult.

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James Meyers, III discusses the question of salvation regarding those who do not believe in the orthodox Christian faith, and how early Christians, particularly Athanasius, defended the true orthodox faith at his own peril. In a relativistic age, we are prone to compromise what is never to be compromised, namely, the true Jesus, which is detrimental, not only to orthodoxy, but the eternal fate of fallen men and women. This is a sober reminder that our faith is not our own, but a gift of God which is not to be wielded as if it were our own.

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James Meyers, III gives a message about the great forerunner to Christ, this enigmatic figure, John the Baptist. It is tragic that while many of the historical records of ancient secular historians write more about this John than Jesus, but he remains something of a shadowy figure in contemporary Christianity. James gives a poignant message regarding the ministry for which God called and sent John the Baptizer. As the voice of one crying in the wilderness, he was the last of the Old Covenant prophets whose chief duty was to prepare the way of the Lord. While there are similarities and parallels between the baptism of John and our baptism, there are differences, one of which is that John’s was preparatory while ours is the fulfillment of that preparation. However, his was that great hymn which we continue to sing, the glorious anthem entitled, Agnus Dei, The Lamb of God, which he gave when he called the people not merely to acknowledge and believe, but to behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

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The incarnation of Jesus Christ is one of the most enigmatic truths in all of Christendom. His Virgin Birth, His sinless life, His vicarious substitution, His resurrection, and ascension are impossible without His incarnation. James Meyers, III preaches on this profound mystery, that God pitched His tent as it were to dwell amongst those whom He created. God promised to dwell among His people first in the tabernacle, then in the temple, but now in His Son. He came that we might behold His glory, just as Moses was given but slightly. Now, what once was concealed is now revealed in Christ, and the grace and truth proclaimed to Moses then, make its fullest proclamation in Jesus.

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James Meyers, III gives a synopsis of the Arian controversy which preceded and caused the Council of Nicea and its conclusive Creed (The Nicene Creed) in 325 A.D. However, the Arian controversy not only continued, but became more radical. This was resolved at the Council of Constantinople in 381 A.D. However, between these two councils laid a great period of political and theological strife within the church. This is admittedly most lamentable. However, it is during this epoch of conflagration which came to define the Church’s orthodoxy, not Her orthodox faith which began at Her birth.

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