Don’t be Bound!!

Don’t be Bound!!


I want to ask you this question , are there truths in your life that seem to hold you back, bind you? I can hear some saying right now, Tim surely you know that the truth sets you free, it says so in the bible. You are right it does in John 8:31-32 it says , Then Jesus turned to the Jews who had claimed to believe in him. “If you stick with this, living out what I tell you, you are my disciples for sure. Then you will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you.”Last Sunday Pastor Troy shared about a time when he presented the question to Tim O “ why do you believe what you believe?’and that leads me to my next topic.
Over the years I have met some Christians that have little or no foundation for what they say or believe. Unfortunately some Christian’s belief system has been solely established based upon someone else’s beliefs. understand this , you can become easily deceived by someone else's teaching if you don't know the truth for yourself, and you can easily become confused by a doctrinal challenge if you don't know why you believe what you believe.
Being a Christian you should seek to know the truth for yourselves. Its not good enough to blindly believe what we are told. We must personally know the truth in order to be free to fulfill God’s purpose for our lives. We are susceptible to false doctrines, others’ understandings, and deception if we lack a personal knowledge of biblical truths.
There is a method that we can use to know the truth in God’s word. 1) 1)Examination: Examine the scriptures, in their proper context
2) Evaluation: Evaluate the information; this is where you check the context of the scriptures
3) Determination: Arrive at a conclusion as to the basic principle or teaching.
4) Verification: Verify what you have learned, review the facts , discuss it with other Christians
5) Application: Apply what you have learned to your own life. be receptive
This method is to help you to know the truth in God’s word for yourself and not totally rely on someone else understandings . This is not the only method that you can use to acquire biblical truth. There are many theological methods that may be used to discover the teachings revealed in the Bible.
Think about this, when you go to the doctor, most people tend to get a second opinion when faced with making a major medical decision ,or when looking to purchase an expensive item one tends to ask several people their opinion on which brand to buy right? it is time to begin to seek truth for yourself. Learn what the Bible really teaches without relying solely on what others tell you. Begin to study your Bible, talk to other Christians about what you believe, learn more about what you believe and correct yourself as you go on Know what the life of a Christian should be according to the scriptures.
I close with this scripture, 2 Corinthians 3:17
Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We’re free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him. The Message.
Blessings!!