“Think about it—I am here with the backing of my father,
and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes with nothing but his
self-appointed credentials, you will undoubtedly accept him. How does that make sense?” John 5:43 EFP
What applies
to this band of non-believers can easily apply to us—to me. The truth is we will go to extremes to defend
a personal position or to reject a point of view that threatens our personal conviction,
our comfort zone, or our personal status quo.
Once we have set the standard of what is true as equal to that which we
believe we risk overlooking truth in favor of our personal preference.
What is at
stake here is basically, “Do you believe Jesus is the Son of God”? Their silent response is clear. They do not, and nothing he says or anything they
see will convince them otherwise. They
will defend their rejection to the death…of Jesus. There is too much at stake personally for
them to even consider the possibility that their understanding of Scripture is
not infallible.
The question
still stands before all seekers of truth—“Do I believe?” Jesus is not asking me for mental assent; he
is asking me for a life-changing decision to internalize and live out my belief
in him. Having faith in Jesus as the Son
of God is a leap that requires a willingness to let go of what I may consider
most precious. There is no such thing as
“sort of believing” in Jesus. It only
makes sense, since there was no holding back of anything by Jesus when he entered
the human experience. Do you believe?
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