Gary Field
DC# M05398
Century C.I.
Century, FL 32535
E1-103

Pure Milk of the Word?

How'd the "simplicity" of the Gospel
Turn out to be so complicated?
And the integrity of the Apostle
Turn out to be so adulterated?

If Paul were to write to "the Church" today,
Would "the Church" even appreciate it -
Or churn out copies in their dismay,
Then hold a conference to debate it?

How'd the "Word" of truth become a paragraph
And all those "branches" accumulated -
Did someone vote on the Lord's behalf
For the Church to be syndicated?

What if He interrupted our program
So He could make a special announcement -
His words would seem like a battering ram
That included a scathing denouncement.

When the "Milk of the Word" becomes pasteurized,
Is it no wonder it doesn't bear fruit?
When it's been skimmed, condensed and homogenized,
It starts to wither - there at the root.

The pure "Milk of the Word" is under attack,
They've substituted it with similar -
Evaporated - it seems, until
It resembles some kind of infamil.

Some just use the milk to bilk the flock,
Powdered, watered down - then served from a crock.
It's been beaten to butter, battered to cheese,
Some punk God's blessings just signify a sneeze.

But remember, God will not long be mocked.
He sees how the Church has been defrocked.
Led by some men with vain delusion...
Twisting the text to sow confusion.

I pity those men who will feel the rod,
For twisting the Word - because the Word IS God.

The pure Milk of the Word has been distilled
Into some "Prospering Gospels",
And the way that the milk has been spilled
Would bring years to the first Apostles.

Spilled, distilled, and adulterated -
Til the truth has just evaporated.
When they lost the truth, they lost the power,
Some "lost folks" even think the milk is sour.

Some "preachers" may soon be indicted,
For "theft by deception and fraud" -
"Bilking the faithful" has been cited,
And all done in the name of God.

In 2nd Corinthians, Paul says this:
"...the testimony of our conscience."
THAT'S the reason the saint rejoices
Not over his and hers Rolls Royces.

But "as a man soweth, thus shall he reap",
There will come a time when those men will weep.
There will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth,
When they get the "reward" God will bequeath -

I pity those men who will feel the rod
For twisting the Word - because the Word IS God!

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