How about you? Do you believe you are right? Or do you believe I am right? If I believe you are right, then will I be wrong?
Everyone generally believes he or she is right except when there's a need to feel wrong. We all have a built-in gut-level need to go for right-ness. But are all beliefs right? (Note: We mean "Right" as in "Correct" as in "True" as in "Not False.") If I believe something is true for me then does that make it true? Well, let's be clear about this one. The answer is "No." True beliefs are true because they are not false. True beliefs are proven right by testing and verification over time.
Right beliefs are formed by God's Word, but can it be trusted? First we have to know what does God's Word say. We read it, study it, and let in sink in over time. You can pick and choose a few difficult-to-grasp parts or most of the parts you prefer and then run whatever test you need to get the result you want. That is the easy way. The hard way is to abdicate your personal throne and actually trust God and then listen for His voice and obey what He has to say to you. What is the love of God trying to telegraph to you? Is God patient and kind with you as your knowledge and understanding increase? God tells us in the Bible that "My yoke is easy and my burden is light." So what starts off as hard becomes easy. That is the way it is.
Right beliefs will be proven right over time as accept His offer of a relationship, no strings attached, go after Him with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. God is the source truth and all that right. He is good! Wrong beliefs will be proven wrong over time as indicated by lack of fruits, logical inconsistencies, and long-term destructive effects.
Right beliefs are a gift from God. We are not that smart in the beginning. The top intellectually-based wisdom of the world is from a person. The top wisdom of the universe and beyond is from the Person, Creator and Living God. So it comes down to a basic trust issue: Will you trust first and foremost a person such as yourself or will you choose to trust the Person who made you?
In 1 Cor. 2:9, God word speaks of the hidden wisdom provided by His Spirit: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him." [God's Word Translation....it is awesome]
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