There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

mentality as it relates to the Bible. They seldom attend church, unless they are bored on Sunday and decide to drop in and warm a pew. B UTTER-KNIFE BELIEVERS I compare the second level of Christians and their biblical knowledge to a butter knife . My wife has two sets of dishes— the everyday dishes used for lunch or dinner with the family, and the special china that is pulled out when company arrives during the holidays. On those special occasions genuine silverware is placed on the main table. I must confess that I love butter. In fact, I like it so much that I could eat it all by itself (but I won’t and don’t). On special occasions she lays the silver butter knife on the glass dish for the butter lovers. To me, this level of the Word of God represents those who want a shiny, polished, and politically correct Word that will inspire, bless, and never offend. There are some Christians who would never attend a worship service in a church where the worship was verbal, the praise was loud, or the music was being played by a band and not just some pipe organ. There are certainly times to worship with exuberance and times to be still, times to rejoice and times of reverence. However, reverence is not deadness! Some congregations declare themselves “reverent Christians,” when in reality they are repeating the patterns of the church of Sardis—they “have a name . . . but you are dead” (Rev. 3:1). If your level of knowing and using the Word of God is the butter-knife level, then know that a butter knife is only effective on soft butter. Butter-knife Christianity is far too dull to have