Let us be those who honor and present the pure "word of God" to all who will hear us. Paul, as "The Apostle to the Gentiles" (Rom 11:13) in this age of grace wrote to Timothy saying we must avoid tradition, myths, fables, traditions of men, the commandments of men so common to false manmade religion.

Paul says the truths of the "word of God... must be "rightly divided," that is dispensationally. This serves to heighten God's "gospel of the grace of God" (Act 20:24) by its contrast to "the Law" the Lord gave Moses to give to Israel only. The "word of God,"  without Madison Ave techniques and entertainment, proclaimed in "the power of the Spirit" is able to save, enlighten, and free the hearts and minds of all those who will receive God's salvation that is found in Christ alone, apart from "the Law."

Some Pastors say "Oh, We stand for 'the word.' We would never fall away from the truth." By this they presume that the falling away in the church begins with a denial of a fundamental truth of "the faith," such as the infallibility of the Bible, the deity of Christ, or the efficacy of His redemptive work. This view isn't exactly correct.

The problem is this; sadly, many churches today officially hold the truth doctrinally, but they don't clearly teach the truth and what is worse, they 'condone' spiritual and even moral error by permitting erroneous teaching and understanding to persist in and among the believers in the church fellowship. Note that Eve fell into sin, not by denying the truth of  what God had said, she even quoted God's words; no, Eve fell by listening to the Serpent's lies and then acting on them. That was spiritual error!

The fact is that error can be present as a little leaven that leavens the fine flour, spoiling "the whole loaf." Error in the Church usually sneaks in on as a wagonload of truth.

So we must beware of the seeming "little foxes" as seen in the Song of Solomon, where the Shulamite maiden, doubtless quoting the words of Solomon her beloved bridegroom, notes that the vineyards are in full blossom and soon the grapes will be ripe for the marriage feast. But a danger threatens the harvest; it's "the little foxes that spoil the vines" (S of S 2:15).

The core "little fox" that robs "the body of Christ" of truth revealed for this age of grace would be to simply pay more attention to Israel's "Law" and its Old Testament relationship with the Lord as though it applies to "the body of Christ" today. But it does NOT apply to us. No, we need to heed the truth of Paul's words he says  "I am THE Apostle to the Gentiles" and He as our Apostle has the words of truth for us today. The "Five Solas" of the Reformers are built upon Pauline truth as found in Paul's epistles to and for the members of "the body of Christ" that exists today. The inspired word of God says Paul's words are "the commandments of the Lord" (1Cor 14:37). Paul's grace gospel for today clearly tells us Christ in the believer is the all-sufficient indwelling governor of their life for day to day living, and that we do not need any external law. "... ye are NOT under the law, BUT under grace. (Romans 6:14b).

Some churches today may in fact preach "the truth," but it becomes mingled with error that is condoned in the church so as not to offend. To wink at spiritual error spoken from the pulpit, Sunday school class, and among the fellowship serves to degrades or undermines the truth in men's minds.

I've personally heard some Pastors accept a common "little fox" suggesting... "a little "Law" is good and 'it can't hurt,' after  all these folks would not come to church otherwise." Permitting this "little fox" to run around not being caught actually undermines the Total sufficiency of "Faith Alone in Christ Alone" apart from "works of the Law" as the basis of our salvation and security "in Christ." The "works of the Law" places a believer in an impossible situation whereby they are under the "curse" which is the requirement to keep all the Law.

"For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. (Galatians 3:10)

So, if our practice permits or condones a little law here and there we belie or contradict and undermine our effort to "speak the truth in love" (Eph 4:15).

Another "little fox" would be to claim and preach faith in God's pure grace gospel, but then demand or just insinuate that tithing is best if we are to obtain God's blessing. Biblically, tithing is NOT dispensational truth for today; it belongs to Israel's program of "the Law."

Such "little foxes" cannot be ignored; without fail they must be "taken," or caught (Song of Solomon 2:15). We can't wink at any denial of the critical Pauline truths in an effort to "not offend"; such error must be corrected in the church, even if it hurts someone's feelings. The Scripture is for correction and reproof. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for Correction, for instruction in righteousness: 2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV)

These little foxes are subtle and dangerous to the health of the believer who endeavors to hold to "the faith" that saves, preserves and guides them, and to the whole church. The little foxes are not people; the little foxes are errors that are allowed to be presented in and to the church as though they were truth.

Look at the lesson we have in the Song of Solomon. How often a believer may have stood at the threshold of great blessing, with the refreshing odor of an abundant spiritual revelation of further truth in their life, when sadly all is lost — not through a frontal attack by the adversary, but by those wily little foxes that had been permitted to spoil their understanding of the truth. Someone may teach them saying; "Yes, but you need to ...do thus and so to be blessed." No, the truth is that we as believers are not a people "doing" but a people "being" who we are in and by Christ in us as our all-sufficient new life-source and innermost guide. Any doctrine or practice that says we must "do" to please God is as a manmade law. This is clearly unscriptural and subversive to truth and real spiritual blessings that come dependence and faith alone in Christ alone, day after day. To wink at such subtle, seemingly little, errors among believers is to condone error; like the little foxes of Solomon's Song, they should be been caught and disposed of by the "knowledge of the truth" (1Tim 2:14) shared in love.

May this be our lesson, warning us that we should always stand for the PURE words of God as seen in these "Five Solas" for this age of grace in which we are privileged to life today.