Most people on the BDF are convinced that they are 100% correct.
Most people who don't believe what 'we' believe are either not understanding or somehow blind to the truth.
But, what if, everyone was correct?
What if, what they believe is absolutely true for them?
Isn't this how faith works?
If you don't believe in tongues, you surely aren't going to break out into speaking in them.
If you believe that the law or aspects of the law still apply then you are going to work at them.
If you believe that coming to Christ requires no effort but all the work comes after coming to Christ then you will be hard at work to prove you are Christian.
No one can really argue someone out of the faith they have. I wonder what can change someone's faith.
Has the Holy Spirit convinced some people of some things and other people of other things? In order to get certain things accomplished at certain times...
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
[SUP]6 [/SUP]I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
[SUP]9 [/SUP]For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Those who plant don't necessarily believe exactly what those who water believe. Those who plant believe work, work, work. Plant here, plant there, get the ground ready, shoo away the crows...
Those that water, just water. They hope everything is just right for growing. But they aren't concerned with whether the ground was prepared, or whether the seed is on rocky ground or if it is deep enough... etc. They just water and look to God to do His Work. Growing the fruit.
Matthew 9:28-29
[SUP]28 [/SUP]And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
[SUP]29 [/SUP]Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
Does that statement by the Lord Jesus Christ ever make anyone wonder?
By most of the threads and comments around here it seems like people are blind to this truth. Do you really think its a good idea to teach people not to have so much faith in Gods Grace? Do you really think its a good idea to teach people that they should be diligently working at the 10 commandments in some form?
I think most people mean well. I just think 90% of them are blind guides. And the 10% percent left are extremely short sighted.
Anything that is taught should be pointing to a clear picture of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and His Work. We seem to get distracted pretty quickly by wondering 'but what do we do?'.
That was the distraction of the Ancient Israelites who had just come out of slavery. Why can't those who read about all the mistakes keep themselves from the same mistakes?
How can you make the blind to see?
