Who Do You Get Your Beliefs From?

I love those who write blogs, make podcasts and create spiritual content on YouTube, however, we must be careful who influences us.  Is it the Spirit of God or man?  

What I mean is, God’s Spirit works in different ways on different people.  God is not obliged to reveal everything to everyone the same way.  Some people are led by the Spirit of God to keep the Sabbath and others haven’t been given this revelation yet.  No one should damage the conscience of another by calling them legalists for keeping God’s Ten Commandments, or whatever.  Each person is convicted and dealt with by God individually. 

To say that a person is wrong to keep God’s Commandments is to place yourself above the finger of God, and your convictions above the convictions God has given to someone else. The person who does this is treading on dangerous ground!

People should seek for themselves the knowledge and will of God. While we are encouraged by the faith and knowledge of others, we must not allow their beliefs to dictate our consciences.  Those who teach should be especially humble and willing to learn.  They should not think that only they know God’s Word above everyone else, which is the attitude of many pastors and teachers.  They refuse to humble themselves and step back and take a good look at what they teach.  Teachers of God’s Word should be very careful not to damage the consciences of others.  Jesus had something to say to those who would cause any of God’s children to stumble.  

If God’s Spirit has convicted you to keep His 7th day Sabbath Commandment Law, no one should tell you otherwise.  Our pastors and teachers will not be standing next to us when we stand before the judgment seat of Christ.  On that day, we will stand alone.  We should not be seeking our own righteousness.  God is the One who declares us righteous.

We should not base our knowledge of God or the Bible on what our beloved pastors and teachers tell us.  We must test everything they say.  Read the Bible for yourself and pray to God to show you how to obey Him.  Too many people don’t want to take the time and effort to study God’s Word for themselves.  Instead they prefer to write and or call in and get their questions answered from a well-known pastor or teacher whom they trust and admire.  

God says “Do not put your trust in earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs.” (Psalm 146:3)  The Bible also says “…you don’t need anyone to teach you but God’s Spirit will teach you all things.” (1 John 2:27)

Remember, “Whoever says, “I know him” but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” (1 John 2:4)  Be careful who you get your beliefs from..the Spirit of Christ or man.