Yes, many professing Christians fit in with secular humanism—not because they lack intelligence, but because they lack biblical teaching.
Les Feldick explains that ignorance is not a lack of brain power but simply a lack of being taught. He says the church has failed by not teaching its people, and many believers remain babes in Christ with little comprehension of God and His Word. Without that foundation, they can unknowingly absorb the world's way of thinking.
Romans 11:25 — Les Feldick uses this verse to emphasize that God does not want believers to stay ignorant of spiritual truth, which is the root issue behind adopting secular ways.
Romans 11:25 shows that God's desire for believers is that they not be ignorant of the mystery He has revealed. First Corinthians 2:14 states that the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, and he cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned. Second Peter 3:11 asks a searching question: since the world will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness? These verses call believers to be taught, spiritually discerning, and distinct from the world.
Les Feldick defines ignorance as a lack of teaching, not a lack of intelligence. He says a person can have high intelligence and still be ignorant of a subject if he has never been taught it. He applies this to the Bible: the church has failed because it has not taught its people, and many professing believers cannot explain what they believe. Les emphasizes that believers are to be well-taught and well-read in Scripture. He also notes that many Christians are saved but remain babes in Christ, lacking comprehension of who God really is. His teaching ministry aims to awaken people to the depth of Scripture so they no longer drift into the world's thinking.
Les Feldick explains that when the Bible says 'ignorant,' it does not mean someone lacks brain power. Ignorance is simply the result of never having been taught. He uses the example of being ignorant about three-phase electricity—he knows the basics but is lost in the details because he was never taught them. Likewise, believers can be untaught in deep spiritual truths and still be intelligent.
Les Feldick says the church, generally speaking, has failed miserably because it has not taught its people. He points out that average Catholics, Episcopalians, Baptists, Methodists, and others cannot tell you what they really believe—because nobody teaches them. Paul's desire is that believers be a well-taught people, well-read in the Scriptures.
Les Feldick teaches that the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit because they are foolishness to him. He does not want to comprehend them, and since they are spiritually discerned, he cannot know them. This explains why the world's thinking rejects or ignores what the Bible teaches.
Les Feldick is alarmed that the younger generation has no concept of God, eternity, or things spiritual. They live for the here and now, gratifying the flesh. He also cites cultural indicators showing a steep rise in abortion, single parenthood, murder, drug use, and alcoholism since 1960. When believers are not taught God's Word, they have no foundation to resist these societal trends.
Decline of Culture Since 1960
Les cites cultural indicators that show all bad things—abortion, crime, drug use—rising sharply since 1960, illustrating the result of ignoring God's Word.
Ignorance Is Lack of Teaching
Les defines the biblical word 'ignorant' as simply a lack of being taught, not a lack of intelligence, just as he is ignorant about details of electricity.
Ignorance Can Coexist with Intelligence
A person can have a high IQ and still be ignorant of a discipline if never taught; Les's goal is to help people come out of ignorance and study the Word themselves.
The Church Has Failed to Teach
Les says the church has failed because it has not taught its people; average members of most denominations cannot state what they believe.
Believers Must Grow into Deep Things
New believers do not need deep doctrine to be saved, but after conversion God expects them to learn and grow; mainstream Christianity often stays at the elementary level.
The Natural Man Cannot Receive Spiritual Things
The unsaved world sees Bible study as foolishness, and the natural man cannot understand spiritual things because they are spiritually discerned.
Saved but Still Babes in Christ
Many believers today are saved yet remain babes in Christ, having no comprehension of who God really is, just like the Corinthian believers.
Younger Generation Lacks Spiritual Concepts
Les is alarmed that young people have no concept of God or eternity, living only for the present and the gratification of the flesh.
Romans 11:25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
This verse is the basis for Les's teaching that God wants believers to be taught and not remain ignorant of spiritual truth.
1 Corinthians 2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
This verse explains why the unsaved world rejects biblical truth and why spiritual understanding requires the Spirit.
2 Peter 3:11: Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
This verse calls believers to live distinctly in light of the coming judgment, a contrast to secular living.
No. He clearly teaches that ignorance is not a lack of brain power. It is simply a lack of being taught. A person can be highly intelligent and still be untaught in the Scriptures.
According to Les Feldick, many believers have only picked up elementary things from the Bible and have never been taught the deeper doctrines. Because they lack understanding, they can unknowingly go along with the world's way of thinking.
Les says the church has failed by not teaching its people. He notes that average members of most denominations cannot explain what they believe because nobody teaches them. Paul's goal is for believers to be a well-taught people.
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