peace to live by

Belief in the Gospel of Jesus, Part 2 (TMF:2504)

Thursday, December 12, 2024
Peace to Live By: Belief in the Gospel of Jesus, Part 2 (TMF:2504) - Daniel Litton
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       One can give up the actual ‘isness’ or ‘beingness,’ but without revelation of what actually is, of what exists, one cannot believe in anything. It is belief in God through Jesus where one finds life. All other pathways, no matter what they are, fall short. They cannot get us there. Many pathways bear fruit, including all those that pertain to falsity. There is a common belief that numbers tell the true story. But, we know, or should know by now, that that isn’t the case. If numbers told the story, then a lot would be true that is contrary to Christianity, contrary to the Word of God. Paul is thankful that his Gospel “is bearing fruit and increasing.” We need to be careful, though, that “bearing fruit and increasing” isn’t a sure marker of denoting in life that which is true, but it was just the case that during this time in Paul’s ministry the Gospel was having success.