DO YOU BELIEVE?
There are many who profess to be a Christian who have never received Jesus Christ as their Savior. Perhaps they attend a Christian church and have their name on the roll but that doesn’t make them a Christian. I spent some time in Japan but that doesn’t make me Japanese.
Most say they believe the Bible and that God can do anything. How true is it? Do we really believe? Is God’s Word really true? Across this nation there are many pastor’s who don’t believe that Jesus is the only way to Heaven. There are some entire denominations that have taken the songs out of their songbooks that speak of the blood. The blood of Jesus is what cleanses us from our sins.
We may say we believe the Bible, all of it, but do we? What about the verse of Scripture that says in John 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? Do you believe that? How about the Scriptures that tells us about speaking in tongues? The Apostle Paul spoke at length about speaking in tongues. He wrote over half the New Testament and he said (1Co 14:18) I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: Still; there are many denominations that speak against speaking in tongues and say it was only for the times of the Apostles. The Bible doesn’t say any such things. The Bible says that when we speak in tongues we are speaking to God. It says that speaking in tongues edifies or builds us up. Who is right? God or _______?
I Corinthians sets forth the gifts of the Spirit. Again, some teach that those gifts are passed away. The Bible doesn’t say any such thing. Although Biblical evidence is overwhelming there are those that do not believe that Jesus died and arose the third day. They don’t believe in the Rapture. If you stood up in some churches and began to prophesy you would swiftly be escorted out. However the Bible says in 1Co 14:39: Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. Who believes that? How about you? I have set before you a few Scriptures without giving you explanation. I have not room to go further. I only ask you to search your own heart and see just who or what you believe. God put it down in black and white we could read it, study it, meditate on it and pray about it. Isa 53:1 ¶ Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? God cannot lie, His Word is true. Where do you stand?
Maranatha!