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“Selective Believing Disease”

Thoughts for Today:

I was speaking to a man the other day who said he was a Christian, believed in the Bible, and attended church most Sundays. However, as we spoke, it became clear that he didn't believe fully in the singular truth of faith in the Resurrected Lord.

It seems I come across more and more people who consider themselves Christians, yet do not believe in the most fundamental aspect of our faith. I call this "selective believing". In other words, people pick and choose which aspects of the Word they believe and those they do not - and still consider themselves saved.

In our passage today, Paul addresses some of the Corinthians who suffered from this "selective believing" disease. They doubted the Resurrection. The point he makes is if they did not believe in a physical and literal Resurrection, then their faith was in vain. (According to Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon, the word "vain" is defined as "without success or effect".) Therefore, their real doubt should be if they were indeed saved.

Paul tells us, to be saved we must have the right kind of faith -- not just believe in some things. We must believe in the whole truth given to us in God's Word. (John 17:17: [Jesus speaking] "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.") Otherwise, our belief is in vain.

Questions to Ponder:

Do you suffer from the "selective believing" disease? It plagues our society as we try to be inclusive of everyone's thoughts and ideas. Jesus was not inclusive. He was exclusive: "I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6) Have you become too inclusive in your beliefs? What is the truth?

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Pocket Devotions are written by Mike Brooks. A retired businessman, he is Moderator of South Shores church, leads the Deacon Board, serves on the finance committee, and he teaches a Men's Bible study and the Men's Ministry. Mike has a passion for evangelical missions. He is the husband of Sherry; the father of Ryan, Natalie, Krissy, Rebecca, and Amanda; the father-in-law of Ariel; and the grandfather of Conner and Christian.