Teachings

My son Timothy, I give you these teachings. They are in keeping with the prophecies that were once made about you. By following them, you can fight the good fight. Then you will hold on to faith. You will hold on to a good sense of what is right and wrong.

Some have not accepted these teachings. By doing that, they have destroyed their faith. They are like a ship that has sunk. Hymenaeus and Alexander are among them. I have handed them over to Satan. That will teach them not to speak evil things against God.

1 Timothy 1:18-20

Do you have a standard against which you measure truth? If someone tells you something, do you accept it, question it, or ask someone else about it? The Bible should be our standard of truth. That means never question the words of the Bible. Always question the interpretation people apply to the meaning of the Bible. Always question books about the Bible. That does not mean other books are not true, but they should be measured against the standard of truth, the Bible.

Years ago magnetic compasses were created. The problem was that on iron ships they did not always read accurately, and in certain parts of the world, they didn’t always read accurately. That problem led to many shipwrecks. Looked at in another way, that compass reading might be a false interpretation of something in the Bible.

Biblical truth is being questioned and in some cases even replaced in the church today. Our opinions must never replace the truth of God’s Word. The Bible, not man’s erroneous opinions about it, is the ultimate guide for our conscience in navigating life’s changing seas. Beware of wrong readings.

The first point of wisdom is to know the truth; the second,

to discern what is false.

Our Daily Bread – April 18, 2010