Tothalordbeallglory
Active Member
Faith often begins with what men say , IT DO if what they said was Truth and glorified Christ .One of my favorite televangelists used to say, “I know, because my know knows.”
When you ask how one knows their faith is in God, in Christ .....and not merely in what men have said ..... it comes with a sure awareness that arises from within.
Faith often begins with what men say, because God uses teachers and preachers to proclaim the truth (Romans 10:14). But saving faith does not rest on men. What starts externally must become internally confirmed by God Himself.
Scripture shows this balance: the gospel comes “not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and in full assurance” (1 Thessalonians 1:5). Men proclaim; God reveals. Teachers point; the Spirit bears witness (Romans 8:16).
That is why faith can mature beyond “I was told” into “I know whom I have believed” (2 Timothy 1:12). Questioning whether we believed rightly is not unbelief ..... it is discernment, testing what we have heard against Scripture (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
So yes, faith may enter through men, but it endures through God. If it rested only on human authority, it would collapse. If it is grounded in Christ and confirmed by the Spirit, it stands ..... even when teachers fail.
But as you know we have many teachers
and beleive me when i say , they are teaching contrary to Christ and many sit under them
beliving they are learning about Christ , about GOD , but its really just another image .
SO allow me to also say something very simple .
If a man has to speak twenty minutes to explain a simple scripture and why it cant mean what it says
I would not heed such a man . HE is only twisting it to fit His own beleifs .
THEY DID this a lot with OSAS , with many other t hings too .
IN fact when men pit scrips against scrips , YOU can bet they dont know what they talking about at all .
TRUTH . In fact i can read the bible and have peace with the way its written . I Dont have
to change what something says to fit what i believe.
But as you can see they did this with their women pastors , with remarriage , with the love of money
with specially this other love s tuff .
MEN are twisting things my friend . but yes i know there are true teachers . THEY RARE , but do exist .
What we really need to do for ourselves , R EAD that bible daily . watch what happens .