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Discerning the Truth

11/1/2015

 
By: Undre Griggs, Jr.
Understanding truth is essential to being a Christian, but how do we go about investigating what truth is?  To understand truth, we need to understand God, and to do that, we need to be baptized.
I Corinthians 2:13-14 (NIV):  This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."
To grow properly,
We must learn the pure word of God.
1 Peter 2:2 (ESV):  Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation
John 17:17 (ESV):  Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
We must devote our time and effort to maturing in the faith by constantly studying and applying the lessons from the Bible.
Hebrews 5:14 (ESV):  But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
We are required to remain humble in all interactions and give the glory to God.
Psalms 25:9 (NIV):  "He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way."
It is fundamental that we pray to God asking for the wisdom to recognize His truth.
James 1:5 (NIV):  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
Rightly discerning the truth is an expectation of God for us to show ourselves approved ( 2 Timothy 2:15).  It will not always be easy, but it is necessary and it does lead to a better life.  There is nothing worse than not knowing enough to make a wise decision.  We will find ourselves blowing to and fro in the wind because we do not have a foundation.  We will believe whatever sounds appealing at time and that will surely put us on the wide road to destruction.  Let us never stop growing in truth.

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