Who do i believe?

In a world of social networks, online profiles and screen names, it is virtually impossible to really know who is who!

In a society ruled by Botox injections, plastic surgery and self absorption, how are we to know who is for us and who is really against us? I mean nowadays, with a little money, we can look like something we are completely not…

Do you know that Facebook is now being used by 1 in 10 people in the WORLD…? So can it be? Do more people really know about Facebook than the sacrifice that Jesus Christ endured for our salvation?

As Christians, Jesus calls us to be different. He calls us to be in this world, but NOT to be of this world… So how are we supposed to do so without being corrupted ourselves? Unfortunately a lot of “religious” people try to create these “righteous bubbles” that they try to stay in their entire lives, only to become so self absorbed in their “spirituality” that they forget why Jesus came and what He called us to do…. MAKE DISCIPLES!!! 

Matthew 28:19- Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit… this command was for ALL OF US!

Well, consider me to be the needle to the Christian bubble, because it is time to GET REAL! There are people who need to hear of the Good News of Jesus Christ! There are people that never found Christ, but instead got caught up in a false “Churchianity” and now have abandoned what they once believedL.   There is doctrine being taught in churches around America that is not Biblically sound, I mean even the Catholic Church no longer teaches Creationism (that God created the Heavens and Earth by His handiwork), but instead have allowed the world and “political powers” of this world to infiltrate and water down the message of the True Gospel! SO……… who are we to believe?

Check out what Jesus said and taught about this:

Matthew 7:15-20 (The Message) - Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don’t be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.

Here is the original version of that scripture translation Matt 7:15 (NIV) – “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”

Ferocious wolves in sheep’s clothing means they look like and act like the other sheep. They eat, hang around and even fellowship with the rest of the herd, but really they are plotting against us… WE CANNOT believe everything we hear just because someone says it is a message of God. We must check that their message is Biblical!!!

If you have never read 1 John, I recommend you do so. It is a quick read, maybe 15 minutes top, but it was written by the Apostle John, who felt, ate with, talked with and fellowshipped daily with Jesus (GOD IN FLESH).  1 john was written to early believers and sent as a Pastoral letter to all the Gentile (non-Jewish) churches SPECIFICALLY to reassure Christians in their faith and to counter false teaching that had crept into the early Church by an early group of a “Christian style cult” called the Gnostics. These Gnostics claimed to be Christians, but where really leading people away from the Truth of the Gospel.

Some people believe everything they read or hear. Unfortunately, many ideas printed and taught are NOT TRUE. Christians should have faith, but WE NEED NOT BE GULLIBLE! Verify EVERYTHING you hear, even if the person who brings it says that they are of God. Test it to the scripture, to the life and ministry of God Himself, Jesus Christ. If the message is truly of God, it will ALWAYS be consistent with Christ’s teachings.

If you claim to be a Christian, I pray that you are making an attempt each day to learn more of Christ. Don’t follow blindly; don’t just listen to everyone, take time out for yourself and God! Test everything to the scripture and if you still are confused, then ask yourself one very simple question…

What Would Jesus Do! 

Then you can stand firm in the knowledge and promises of our Heavenly Father, not the teachings of a misguided “religious system” intended to bind you to falsehood! Jesus came to give us truth….

AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE!

Check out the words to the Worship song-  “I do not belong” by Kutless 

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