The word consider comes from a Latin word which means to think about carefully. My purpose in publishing this newsletter is to provide my brothers and sisters in Christ with an alternative to some of the craziness I see out in the Christian and secular worlds.
I will be upfront. I’m a Christian who believes that the Bible is truth. Notice I didn’t say true. There is a difference. To say the Bible is true is not wrong, but it allows for other things being as true. When you say the Bible is truth, you up the game, declaring that it’s the measuring stick (what historically has been called The Standard) against which all other ideas are compared. Where ideas line up with the Scriptures, they are true and can be trusted.
This brings me to another word—trust. To trust something, to have faith in it, is to lean on it, to depend on it to hold you up. I like to think of it like a chair. Every time we sit on a chair, we put our faith in it. The Bible has a very special word for this: confidence.
Paul said that he put no confidence in the flesh (Philippians 3:3). Confidence is trust. The New Testament pleads with all believers to not put their faith and confidence in anything in this world—only in Christ.
So how can you tell whether you have put your confidence in something other than Christ? Try these questions:
1. Do you see the world politically, seeing the other party as the enemy who’s trying to take away your freedom?
2. Do you believe most everything you hear from a news source or social media outlet, even when it is not proven by facts?
3. Do you only watch or listen to media outlets that reinforce your political and social views?
4. Have you given up friendships because of political differences?
5. Have you used labels against others, calling them names like Liberal, Leftist, Communist, Socialist, or White Supremacist, Racist, etc.?
6. Have you questioned the intelligence of anyone who does not agree with you?
7. Can you see the truth and lies on both sides?
If you have done any of these things, then your confidence may be in the wrong place.
If you'd like to receive this free monthly newsletter, send me an email at mrdaca.ma@gmail.com.
I will be upfront. I’m a Christian who believes that the Bible is truth. Notice I didn’t say true. There is a difference. To say the Bible is true is not wrong, but it allows for other things being as true. When you say the Bible is truth, you up the game, declaring that it’s the measuring stick (what historically has been called The Standard) against which all other ideas are compared. Where ideas line up with the Scriptures, they are true and can be trusted.
This brings me to another word—trust. To trust something, to have faith in it, is to lean on it, to depend on it to hold you up. I like to think of it like a chair. Every time we sit on a chair, we put our faith in it. The Bible has a very special word for this: confidence.
Paul said that he put no confidence in the flesh (Philippians 3:3). Confidence is trust. The New Testament pleads with all believers to not put their faith and confidence in anything in this world—only in Christ.
So how can you tell whether you have put your confidence in something other than Christ? Try these questions:
1. Do you see the world politically, seeing the other party as the enemy who’s trying to take away your freedom?
2. Do you believe most everything you hear from a news source or social media outlet, even when it is not proven by facts?
3. Do you only watch or listen to media outlets that reinforce your political and social views?
4. Have you given up friendships because of political differences?
5. Have you used labels against others, calling them names like Liberal, Leftist, Communist, Socialist, or White Supremacist, Racist, etc.?
6. Have you questioned the intelligence of anyone who does not agree with you?
7. Can you see the truth and lies on both sides?
If you have done any of these things, then your confidence may be in the wrong place.
If you'd like to receive this free monthly newsletter, send me an email at mrdaca.ma@gmail.com.
