Wednesday, October 22, 2008
KNOW WHAT YOU BELIEVE
I’ve heard this phrase several times while growing up in church. It is easy to overlook the real meaning of what is being said. Take whatever you believer and hold it up to the standard of God’s Word and see if it matches. Don’t try to make it fit; be sure that it does follow God’s plan in Scripture. Study the Bible and know what salvation is and how we receive salvation. Study. So often misunderstood. It doesn’t say to read (which I have done for years) but it says to study. That means take time to read, re-read, analyze, cross-reference with other Scripture and take notes. The older I become the more important I realize exactly how important this is. The times I have studied on my own or in a Sunday School class on an in-depth topic are the lessons that make the most impression on me. And don’t try to separate the Old Testament from the New Testament. They are two separate books/sections in our Bible but the prophecies of the Old Testament intertwine with the events and revelations of the New Testament. Everything is a testimony to the love of Christ and how much he cares for us.
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