PROVE ALL THINGS

“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” —Acts 17:11

“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” —1 Thessalonians 5:21

Many people involved in false regions and cults are sincere in their beliefs, but deceived. It does not matter how sincere a person is if he believes something that is contrary to the Bible. Nadab and Ahihu were sincere when they offered strange fire upon the altar of the tabernacle. Uzzah  was sincere when he reached out his hand to steady the ark. But God killed them on the spot for not following what God said.

Therefore it is important that we make sure what we believe lines up with what the Bible provably teaches. Here are four questions that should be asked to discern the truth of any religion or philosophy:

1. What is it’s final authority (Mk. 11:28)? For a Bible believer, it is the KJB.

2. Who is Jesus Christ (Mt. 22:42; Mk. 8:27)?  For the Bible believer, He is God, the third person of the triune Godhead (1 John 5:7).

3. How is a person saved (Acts 16:30-31)? For the Bible believer, it is by grace though faith in believing the Gospel (1 Cor. 15:1-4; Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:5).

4, What are the consequences of rejecting that particular religious view (1 Pet. 4:17)? For the Bible believer it is eternity in hell/the lake of fire (Rev. 20:15).