Beware Our Heart Can Deceive Us

Just because we believe something does not mean it is true. Many people will sincerely believe the lies of the cults, even live moral lives and think they are right, but will end up in hell for not trusting in Christ and being willing to be changed by Him.

Believing sincerely is not evidence of truth. The devil believed he could overthrow God and become like him, we know how that turned out.

Hitler believed he had a right to rule the world, we also know how that turned out.

Believing something sincerely is not evidence that something is true. Truth is not relative or subjective. All truth must be based on something, that is the Word of God.

Our culture tends to evaluate truth on the basis of their feelings rather than the facts of the Bible.

When we evaluate someone's ministry, and we should do that, it needs to be evaluated according to the principles of the Bible not our feelings or how we choose to interpret the Scriptures.

We should not be asking "What do I think of that Scripture?", our question ought to be "what did God mean by what He said?"

We find the meaning of passages by knowing the entire Bible. When one part of the Bible is read in isolation to the rest of the Bible there are misunderstandings, this is how cults begin.

This is also how the acceptance of divorce and remarriage was proliferated in the church.

The one man pastor syndrome began because there were a few passages were taken out of context and twisted to justify that system. There are many other wrong teachings and misunderstandings because those with an agenda decided they wanted to be like the world, so they found ways to incorporate the world into the church.

Many believers are disobeying the Word because they have been told wrong things about it.

When we search the Scriptures as we would if we were mining for silver or gold, by the sweat of our brows, digging and digging while praying for truth, we would find that so many things we have practiced all our lives were not commanded by God, some even condemned by Him.

Bottom line: Seek Christ in prayer and read the Bible to find God's meaning, without reading to see how we can justify what we want to believe. If you are willing to know truth, giving up all the wrong things you were taught, then God will open your eyes and you will never be able to go back to those things.

Proverbs 3:6
"In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."

Psalm 28:7
"The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him."

Romans 15:13
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."

Isaiah 26:3
"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you."