Why Do I Believe What I Believe
Day 7
Biblical Principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:
God gave all mankind an eternal spirit when He breathed into
Adam the breath of life. But when that sin-ridden life dies, there are eternal
consequences.
Genesis 7:22
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in
the dry land, died.
Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
When God destroyed the earth with a flood; all those who had
an eternal soul that were not in the ark died. Not only did they die
physically, they died spiritually as they were eternally separated from God.
Practical - Works that apply Biblical Principle:
This section is for you to find a way to apply the truth in
your life. I will try to give only one as example; there may be other practical
ways. This is what makes the Christian walk so important and makes it important
to have a deliberate purpose in everything we do.
Daily I deal with people who do not consider God in their
daily lives. They see no problem with living a worldly life and despise
anything spiritual. I need to react to them remembering they are a living soul
that they will spend eternity somewhere. My tone and conversation should always
be in consideration of that.
1 Peter 2:12-17
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak
against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall
behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 13 Submit yourselves to every
ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of
evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of
God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but
as the servants of God. 17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear
God. Honour the king.
Why do you speak the words you speak to others?
Why do you do what you do? In your personal relationship
with Christ or in your public worship in the church, you need to know why you
do what you do. If you were to define your Christian life, how would you do it?
Would you define it by what you do or by stating what you believe? In the
Bible, James shows that you must do both.
James 2:20 But wilt thou know, O
vain man, that faith without works is dead?
To define the faith side I would like to show that our faith
is in the absolute truths of God’s Word. For the discussion, we will use the
term “principle” for what we believe by faith - the absolute truths of God’s
Word. We will use the term “practical” to define what we do - our works. This
year, I am planning a daily blog to address the absolute truths in God’s Word
and ways we can work to apply those truths. Our day needs to be filled with
Biblical principles and practical actions that do not violate these principles.
What I have found over a number of years of ministry is that people do not know
why they do what they do, neither do they know why they believe what they
believe. I hope this exercise will help provoke thought.
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