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Do you know what you believe and why?



Romans 1:16 [AKJV]:  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."

Why do I, why did you believe?  I know one can believe in vain; "unless ye have believed in vain."  1 Cor 15:2c.  So again why did you believe?  Was it from an emotional experience?  Was it a feeling of guilt?  Looking for a reprieve?  Was it to be socially accepted?  Was it through condemnation of your actions taken in time?  Why did you believe?

More to the point then what did you believe?  Was it to be being baptized?  Was it joining a fellowship?  Maybe circumcision?  By giving earthly goods?  On and on it goes, but what did you believe. 

Then was that believing, being sincere in what you believed?  Can it, your believing be in vain?  How will one know it was in vain?  What is one's foundation of belief?  

Now, even more, confusing questions.  How did you come to believe what you say you believe?  What was/is the basis for this belief?  Paul wrote:  "For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."  2 Timothy 1:12.   Can you with sincerity say that?  What did Paul request when in confinement nearing the end of his life?  "The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments."  2 Tim 4:13.  What are parchments?  We call it scripture, that word used only once in all scripture.  "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." 2 Tim 3:16-17.  

God has given us all we need to be able to come "to the knowledge of the truth." 1 and 2 Tim 2:4 & 3:7 respectfully.  

So then would it not be more profitable to gain this knowledge from the God-given truth, from the most trustworthy scriptures that are available to us today?  Then with the truth in hand and then when believed, the truth internalized by faith "To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:" Col 1:27.  

My words are so shallow in light of Him and His Word.  But we should apply ourselves totally; "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."  2 Timothy 2:15.

I have this promise being in Him: "Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you."  Phil 3:15.  I am greatly blessed that He knows my heart and who I am in Him and doesn't judge me by my fleshly thoughts that no one knows [but Him], think that through.  

       
  

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