Chuck Smith LOL? The same Chuck Smith who was obsessed with predicting end times? I stopped counting at 5 times this mookie stick got it wrong. What a douche.
Making arguments ad hominem doesn't make one right.
Chuck was wrong on a lot of things and I even corrected his kindle book by writing notes in it.
But people like Chuck make mistakes because they try.
The unexamined Christian life doesn't make mistakes because they don't try.
The parable says where there are no oxen, the crib is clean and everyone who doesn't try has a clean crib.
A person is going to make mistakes when they enter the ministry. Even Moses wasn't perfect and made mistakes.
What I can do is learn from others, examine their doctrine and correct their mistakes.
Why should we be discerning the signs of the times if they are so general signs and why should we be watching for the Lord's return if no one knows the day or the hour?
Jesus told His followers to learn from those who sat in Moses's seat but not to do as they do because they are hypocrites. Should someone in public school refuse to learn math from a morally corrupt teacher in school? No. Math remains math and I have learned from false teachers and heretics but not from their false teachings. It has made me go through the scriptures again and again.
But that doesn't explain why the writer of your article can't see the Forrest from the trees.
The common theme is to blame protestants for their problem than to explain why they can't make a difference.
The writer of the article doesn't explain the background information.
Blah blah blah. La la la
