KNOW IT ALLS
I Cor. 8:2-3 Anyone who
claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. But the person
who loves God is the one God knows and cares for. NLT
It is not unusual to come across people
who think they know it all. It is
especially true in the Church. Bible
teachers and preachers tend to be pretty set in their thinking and are
convinced they know what God wants us to know.
Some are so confident of their understanding that they are not open to
anyone who thinks differently than they do and are willing to argue their point
with anyone willing to do it. It is
necessary for us to know where we stand and why we stand there, but we must be
very careful that we don’t close our minds to greater understanding.
I
have been in the ministry for over 40 years of my life and one thing that I
know for sure is that I don’t know it all.
The Lord continues to change the way I think about some things. He opens up deeper truths, refines my
understandings, and teaches me that even though I have to be firm in my
convictions, I don’t know it all.
We have to be gracious towards those
whom we may disagree with. Everyone who
is living in Christ is family to us. We
are to love, support and encourage each other in the faith. We are to work with each other for the honor
and glory of Christ. We are to build
each other up and not tear each other down.
It is good for us to differ in our understanding on certain aspects of
the truth. It challenges us to dig
deeper and examine what we proclaim in light of the Scriptures.
It is good for us to accept the fact that
we don’t have God and His ways all figured out.
It is good for us to appreciate the work of God in the world to save
souls and build His Church. It is good
for us to learn how to live in harmony with those whom we disagree with. It is good for us to work together for Christ
sake and not our own. It is good for us
because God blesses those who do these things and lovingly takes care of them.
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