Do You Have a Faith Worth Owning?

So what do I mean when I say, "Do you have a faith worth owning?" What I mean is do you understand what it is that you believe?

So many times as we grow up we pick up beliefs and faiths that are our parents, our pastors or our good friends and we do not test them by the fire of scripture to see if they are true. So, am I telling you not to believe your parents, pastors and friends when it comes to religious beliefs? No, I am not. What I am asking you though is have you tested what you are calling your faith?

For example you may have grown up in a home where your parents, pastor or friends are full blown Calvinists. You are taught that, Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistable Grace and Perserverance of the Saints are the main tenants of our faith as Christians and that this is salvific in nature and that if you don't believe this you aren't saved. (Note: This is only an example and is not the topic of this blog. Maybe we will tackle that one later) Is that true? Is it true only because of who taught it to you? Is it true because the person who taught you was convincing in their argument? Or, is it true because you searched the Word of God and found it to be true?

So now look at what you believe and I do mean all you believe and be like the Bereans (Acts 17:11) and search the scriptures so that you might test it to be true. Have a faith worth owning! Have a faith that is worth defending when asked about it! Have a faith that You Know is true! Don't be afraid to ask questions of those older and more learned than you, but test their words against scripture. I exhort you to have a faith worth owning!

**This post was originally made on the Night Vision Blog

It's been a While!

Well It's b een a while since I last posted and it's primarily been due to sleep deprivation and not enough time in the day to work, make time for the family, do ministry and deliver papers. For those of you who might be wondering, yes I am still doing the route and yes the humor is still not there due to my lovely bride not delivering with me anymore. I will tell you this about the route though, I have cut the time it takes to do my route down quite a bit. Now you might be asking, "How did he do it?" The secret to my success lies with those wacky cheaters at NASCAR. Yes I have got my route so memorized that I literally use jet fuel in the Accord to get around. The only danger to all this is that I have almost been in two accidents since I switched fuels. The accidents almost happened because I can't keep track of all those rookie newspaper people and all those who chose to go the speed limit at 3:00 am. I may have to switch back to regular octane though because Lisa, our roommate and the owner of the Accord, says that it doesn't handle well around town on this fuel type. Suzi just says that it is not economical. I say whatever! I go faster and thusly the route is done faster. Anyways that's the update.

Just as a PS to the above note, I am also going to start posting some other blogs here that I write for another blog I am involved in. I hope you enjoy them. Please let me know what you think too.

Peace! Out!