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NASB | John 8:32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:32 "And you will know the truth [regarding salvation], and the truth will set you free [from the penalty of sin]." |
Bible Question:
How do we know when we are are taught the truth? There are many different denominations and they all claim to be right. There are many different guides on this forum and they all claim to be right. All these denominations and forum guides have scripture to back up their views. But they frequently do not agree. Jesus promised us that we would know it. So how do we know the truth? Many (not all) Baptists would say you've got to be immersed during baptism. Catholics and Methodists would say that sprinking is fine. Pentecostals would say that you need to be baptized in the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Conservatives would say that those gifts have passed away. One church says you can't have musical instruments. Another says its fine. One church says you have to worship on Saturday. One says you need to worship on Sunday. One church says you need to confess your sins publicly. Another says that open confession is not necessary. One church says that anyone can partake of communion during the Lord's Supper. Another says that you can only if you are a member of that church. One church says they believe in the free will of man. Another says they believe that God is completely sovereign and man has no choice in the matter. Once church says you can't have female pastors. Another says that there is no male and female in Christ so it's OK. One church says that the Christian is no longer under Law. Another says that Christ in us enables us to fulfill the Law as He did. One church says that your salvation is secure because it comes from God. Another says you can, at some point, reject it and fall away. So how do you KNOW that we are being taught truth? Everyone - churches, denominations, pastors, forum guides have certain scriptures to back up their view. EVERYONE! So how do you know what the truth is? |
Bible Answer: 1Jo 4:1 Having too many relegion right now is too confusing,but it is part of Lord's prophecy. But he gave us warning about all this things. Your question is how do we know what the truth is? This what He says for us: 1Jo 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. He sais not to believed every spirit but to try the spirits. How long did you being a member of any particular church? How often did u read the holy scriptures? If we read the Holy scriptures then we would know what really the right teaching for us because it must be written in the bible. If you found that your relegion are not having the right teaching or doctrine then it is up to you to try another. You can Justify those question if you read the scriptures because you can see that thier teaching is written in the bible and you would know if they telling the truth or not, because teaching should come from the Holy scriptures. I can give you some example: I dont beleive that we have to confess to priest because it is not written in the bible. What really written is: as 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. So if we read the scritures we can justify who is really telling the truth. So you have to read the scriptures and not just comfortable listening to what the pastors or priest is going to preach. We have other warning about how to find the truth: Ga 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. So if you heard anyone who taught not in the scriptures, then let him be accursed. How would we know that the teaching are different from the teaching of the apostles, of course we have to read the scriptures. I hope it would help. Thanks, Johnny |