Wednesday, March 5, 2014

His Way or My Way

Paul commends Timothy for following Paul's doctrine and manner of life (2 Timothy 3:10: Hebrews 13:7-8).  One could say that doctrines are the core beliefs of a person that guide their decisions, their thoughts and actions.  The basic belief system dictates the manner of a person's life.

If we believe Jesus is the only way to the Father, who alone can grant eternal fulfillment, we will obey his commands so that we may gain our eternal goal.  If we believe that he loves us as an individual and calls us by name, obedience comes with pleasure because we are persuaded that he has our best interest in mind and has the power to cause the best to happen.

If we do not honestly believe these things, we will eventually willfully walk away from God and what we now know about him.  We will worship, not God, but will worship ourselves.  Our way of thinking becomes the only truth we recognize.

"There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is death" (Proverbs 14:12).