We All Believe in Something

Two nice looking young men stood at my door wanting to share their particular view of God and salvation.   As I listened it became evident that the underlying reason for their presence was to help me understand my relationship with God was flawed.  God could not accept me until I understood and believed as they.  Salvation was not the fruit of faith but the reward for understanding and accepting their truth.  This was salvation by rightness instead of salvation by the righteousness of Jesus.

While I do not want to put down on the importance of truth, it is important to understand in the realm of faith interpretation is.  At some point everyone who chooses to believe does just that.  He or she makes a leap of faith.  Even evolutionists who try to convince us their teachings are based upon hard scientific data at some point make a leap of faith.  Juries convict people and put them in jail because they believe the person is guilty.  They were not at the scene of the crime.  They didn’t see it.  They believe witnesses or the interpretation of evidence presented by a skillful attorney.

If we did not live by faith we could not function.  When I board an airplane I believe the mechanics got everything right.  I believe the pilot is skilled and the unseen flight controllers will put us at the right altitude out of the way of other planes.  When I drive I believe other drivers will stay on their side of the road.

We all live by faith in something.   So why not then be smart and choose to believe in a loving caring God?

Written by Roger Bothwell on January 8, 2009

Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574

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