Denying The Power

A verse that has come to mind much recently is 2 Timothy 3:5, which speaks of those who are "holding continually to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power". "Power" might refer to the power that should be at the heart of godliness, or (my preference) the Power (capital P, for God), whose ever-present power one reckons with in His Church. I have previously noted that people who effectively deny this Power are big liabilities in the Church. They may be wonderful people -- goody-two-shoes, some might say (see John Gill for what I consider some alarming commentary) -- but they think humanly, and their eyes are generally closed to the Power -- they don't see it.