Two Truths

When it comes to faith and belief two truths are:

• When verifiability decreases confidence increases and
• When verifiability increases confidence decreases.

As an example. we pray for safety and security but we install an alarm system in a building WE want to protect. If God can do the former can't he do the latter? See how our confidence decreases when verifiability increases? The same for sick people. God cannot heal unless we go to a doctor? While we deny it our primary belief is God only helps those who help themselves.

 

We claim to use the New Testament as examples but we believe we are different than the original disciples? As with John McCain on the discussion of DADT, we keep changing the rules. Jesus washed the disciples feet but since we do not see any Christians doing it in the NT we say we do not have to do that. Jesus doing it is not good enough. The same on the subject of fasting. Jesus doing it is not good enough. Jesus said "Go make disciples . . ." We sit in our buildings and say "If they come and they ask we will teach. . ." We cherry pick what we  believe is necessary and what is not necessary. In the story of the sheep and goats Jesus told us there are people who believe they are saved but they are not. That can be us. The goats thought they were saved as we believe we are saved.  

 

Luke 12:32-34   
    "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

What about that pertains to the disciples but not to us today? If, in fact we have a God in heaven who is set on caring for us as a shepherd does his sheep, as a father does his children, and as a king does who is passing on an entire kingdom, don't be anxious. Sell your possessions, give to the poor, don't worry. Our God, our shepherd, our King has everything under control. Paul and the writer of Hebrews says "the righteous shall live by faith" but based on the following truths faith has nothing to do with what we believe.

• When verifiability decreases confidence increases and
• When verifiability increases confidence decreases.

How much has our culture warped our view of the Bible?

 

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
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Gatlinburg, TN

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