Jim Lincoln disarms the Christian and the Church by dulling the blade of the Sword of the Word.
"Scoffing Scholars and Dull Swords: a Seed of Unbelief "As we saw in the temptation of Christ, "it is written" is the ultimate rebuke against temptation and error. Remember that the Bible likens Scripture to a sword, which is a weapon used both offensively and defensively. In our protracted spiritual warfare, we must take on the armor God has promised us -- we have no right to request otherwise, and will have no excuse if we ignore the Sword at our disposal.
Recall Satan's method of planting the seed of doubt in Eve: "yea, hath God said?" And now consider how modern scholarship has planted seeds of doubt in believers about the trustworthiness of God's words, in effect doing Satan's bidding and asking, "yea, hath God said?"" [URL=http://av1611.com/kjbp/articles/staggs-disarming-the-saints.html]]]Disarming the Saints. The Bible as Defective Weaponry[/URL] (Brandon Staggs)