"how do you know what you believe is the truth?"
that is to all Christians, the follower of Christ Jesus... the One, the most debated and controversial historical figure in the human world.
many say, "I am Christian"
many say, "I believe in Jesus Christ... I believe God..."
many also say, "I believe the Word of God"
BUT, how many truly dig deep into the very foundation of their faith and belief?
when confronted, many are dumbfounded...
with questions and accusations aimed at their faith...
with so called conflicts and contradictions in the book they believe is the truth, which is the Truth from God...
with critical, sound-so-true and believable and seems-convincing-mind-boggling arguments...
"SO... you believe it just like that?"
"yeah... i just know it in my heart..."
the time is closing up...
much more hardships ahead...
much more seemingly invisible and unawarely false teachings ahead, with compromises and twisted truth...
much more stubbornness and "always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth" ahead...
ARE WE (the so called Christians) GONNA STOP JUST WHERE WE WERE IN THE PAST?
ARE WE (the so called followers of Christ) GONNA SATISFIED JUST WITH WHAT WE DO (outward holiness) AND MOVE ALONG WITH THE MOTION?
HOW MUCH LONGER ARE WE (the people entrusted with The Truth) GONNA IGNORE THE VERY BOOK WE CALL BIBLE (which we believe is the Word of God)?
HOW MUCH LONGER ARE WE (the messenger of The Gospel, Christ's ambassadors) GONNA LET OURSELVES BE PARALYSED AND NUMBED TO "GO"?
Acts 17:11-12
[ Now the Bereans were the more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. Many of the Jews believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men. ]
Kisah Para Rasul 17:11-12
[ Orang-orang Yahudi di kota itu lebih baik hatinya dari pada orang-orang Yahudi di Tesalonika, karena mereka menerima firman itu dengan segala kerelaan hati dan setiap hari mereka menyelidiki Kitab Suci untuk mengetahui, apakah semuanya itu benar demikian. Banyak di antara mereka yang menjadi percaya; juga tidak sedikit di antara perempuan-perempuan terkemuka dan laki-laki Yunani. ]
as there is one saying which goes like this,
the Old Testament is the truth hidden,
the New Testament is the truth revealed / unveiled.
The Truth... dig deep into the Word and find the hidden jewels you will never want to let go of them because they speak right into your heart and spirit and soul that your mind is transformed.
"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." (John 4:23-24)
"Tetapi saatnya akan datang dan sudah tiba sekarang, bahwa penyembah-penyembah benar akan menyembah Bapa dalam roh dan kebenaran; sebab Bapa menghendaki penyembah-penyembah demikian. Allah itu Roh dan barangsiapa menyembah Dia, harus menyembah-Nya dalam roh dan kebenaran." (Yohanes 4:23-24)
The Truth...
"You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know..." (John 4:22)
"Kamu menyembah apa ayng tidak kamu kenal, kami menyembah apa yang kami kenal,..." (Yohanes 4:22)
Now, we worship what we do know... BUT, HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW GOD WHOM WE WORSHIP AND THE ONE WHOM WE CALL 'LORD, LORD'?
my fellow friends, brothers and sisters, warriors of truth and faith,
if we do not acquaint ourselves with the One whom we worship by means of Scripture study, and overall a life of worship, in truth and spirit, nobody else can really help you in achieving that personal knowledge, intimate relationship with the One we chose to believe and worship...
"the truth will set you free..."
that's when you've found your precious jewel in the Scripture, in His Word...
are we not longing to have a life of peace, rest and freedom from excess worries, tiresome and uncertainties?
are we not tired of just doing the work and responsibilities by just doing it for the sake of doing it?
IT IS NOT A BLIND FAITH
we certainly do not want to believe blindly, do we?
we accept by faith AND we soak ourselves into His Word too, for He is the source of living water, very much needed for our growth in relationship with Him, the One and Only True God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent.
GRIP on...
HANG on...
HOPE on...
to the very TRUTH we have, truth revealed in Christ Jesus who is "the Way, the Truth and the Life" because no one can go to the Father except through Him... amen.
