Who Are You Lot Going To Believe?

Seeking a multitude of counselors (Proverbs 15:22) doesn't hateful seeking until y'all notice 1 who agrees alongside you. 


It's 1 affair to tell nosotros trust God's Word. It's to a greater extent than or less other to obey God's Word when it's unpopular, hard or misunderstood past times our culture. 

There's no shortage of government who volition tell us to accept the slow way.  

Elisabeth Elliot gives to a greater extent than or less expert counsel for seeking counsel: "Here is a expert examination to apply to whatever of whom nosotros try counsel. Has this somebody stood inwards the council of the Lord? Seen Him? Heard His Word? Listened together with obeyed? Note the few who cause got genuinely paid a toll for their obedience ... these are the ones to follow ... Be cautious when the advice given makes y'all experience comfortable when y'all know you're genuinely wrong." 

It's wise to try counsel when making decisions or going through difficulties, merely it's extremely of import that nosotros try the right counselors. 
E. Elliot Quote: Keep a Quiet Heart, (Ann Arbor, Michigan, Servant Publications, 1995, pp 159,160.) 

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Fools Names Too Fools Faces

"Fools names too fools faces oft look inward world places." 

I starting fourth dimension learned this anonymous saying when I asked my mom why individual had scribbled on a bath stall. 

But it's application is broader than restroom graffiti.

I mean value of it when sports or amusement celebrities speak authoritatively nearly parenting, marriage, spirituality, politics or nutrition. They accept a correct to their opinion, exactly that doesn't hateful it's valid.

I'm particularly amused when celebrities beak nearly how to create create identify unit of measurement too career, considering they tin employ chefs, nannies, too housekeepers.

What's crazy is how oft these pop names too faces sway world opinion. But Christians should last different. We know the Author of all Wisdom too His Word says: 

"Don’t allow anyone capture you lot amongst empty philosophies too high-sounding nonsense that come upwards from human thinking too from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ." Colossians 2:8

 

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Intelligent Pattern As Well As Unintelligent Theories

The faces of 4 famous American Presidents tin move live on seen inward the enterprise stone of Mt. Rushmore.

Have yous e'er wondered how they got there? 

Do yous mean value it's possible that random cosmic or atmospheric weather condition created those faces? 

This is a stupid question. Anyone who sees those faces knows that someone sculpted them. 

It would live on unscientific to assume otherwise. In fact, only a fool would believe Mt. Rushmore was an accident of nature. 

Why hence produce hence many educated people believe the human torso - something far to a greater extent than complex, functional, in addition to amazing - is an accident of nature? 

"Where is the wise person? ... Has non God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ... inward the final days scoffers volition come... they deliberately forget that long agone yesteryear God’s discussion the heavens came into existence in addition to the public was formed..." 1 Corinthians 1:20 in addition to 2 Peter 3:3,5

Godly Counselors

"The disciplined Christian volition survive really careful what sort of counsel he seeks from others. Counsel that contradicts the written Word is ungodly counsel. " Elisabeth Elliot 

There are many Christian "authorities" writing articles as well as doing personal counseling. Unfortunately, around lack Bible knowledge, maturity as well as experience, as well as others mix Biblical truth amongst fault as well as opinion. 

A recent Barna study showed that 83% of practicing Christians country the Bible is the source of truth, simply 67% of these same people believe enjoyment is our break ane life goal. And 40% believe whatsoever type of sexual behaviour betwixt consenting adults is acceptable. Barna calls this a "morality of self-fulfillment." 

It seems that many Christians have ceased to resist civilisation as well as cause got begun absorbing it.

And that is why it's critical that nosotros exclusively essay counsel from those who truly know God's Word as well as essay to alive it (Jeremiah 23:16-18). 

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Don't Believe Anything That Contradicts Scripture

Many simulated philosophies guide maintain flora their means into our churches, in addition to merely about Christians are defending them amongst reckless confidence.

“The wise are cautious in addition to avoid danger; fools plunge ahead amongst reckless confidence."  Proverbs 14:16

The alone means nosotros tin promise to mature inwards Christ is to trust God's wisdom, non human wisdom.

“Trust inwards the LORD amongst all your pump in addition to lean non on your ain understanding.” Proverbs 3:5

And no thing how appealing these philosophies sound, nosotros must never convey views that contradict Scripture.

Once nosotros convey fifty-fifty slight errors, nosotros lose our discernment in addition to operate the adventure of beingness taken captive yesteryear every whim of human idea (1 Corinthians 3:19; Colossians 2:8).

This is a expert saying to remember:

"Fools discovery no pleasance inwards agreement but please inwards airing their ain opinions." Proverbs 18:2

And this is a expert i to memorize:

"Instruct the wise in addition to they volition hold out wiser still; instruct the righteous in addition to they volition add together to their learning." Proverbs 9:9

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I guide maintain late encountered a publish of professing Christians who defend simulated beliefs fifty-fifty when confronted amongst scriptural proof that their beliefs contradict God's Word. Dear Christians, may nosotros never guide maintain that form of "reckless confidence"! 
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