What have you heard about Jesus? What teachings about Him are you listening to? Are you verifying the teachings are true? Have you heard someone teaching something other than the gospel message? Are you reading the Bible? Do you know the good news of Jesus?
There are many teachers of the Bible among us. There are many who will simply repeat a story they have heard without verifying it. Believing what someone is teaching or repeating can be dangerous. We need to know the story of Jesus and verify what others are saying.
Being led astray is not something we can afford to let happen. We need to know the story of Jesus, at least enough to not be led astray. We need to know that He is God, He was born of a virgin, He walked this earth teaching, He performed miracles, He died on a cross, He was buried, He rose on the third day, and He appeared to hundreds after His resurrection.
Sometimes we get sidetracked in the minutiae. We argue over whether there was one woman at the empty tomb or many. We argue over whether we drink from one cup or many. We argue over how many hymns should be sung in worship and how long the worship service should be. What does this tell us? We’ve missed what is important. What is important is we agree on who Jesus is.
Jesus is our Savior. He died so we may be forgiven of our sins. He rose on the third day to give us hope and salvation. He lived among us to show us what it means to have a personal relationship with God. He taught us who God is so we would accept Him as Lord. When we accept Jesus as our Savior and follow Him as our Lord, knowing who He is deep within our hearts, we will not be led astray.
I pray we all know who Jesus is. I pray we verify the teachings we hear so as not to be led astray. I pray each one of us accept Jesus as both Savior and Lord, following His teachings. Know who Jesus is. Know God’s Word. Verify the teachings you hear. Do not be led astray. Accept Jesus as Savior. Follow Jesus as Lord.
Galatians 1:6-8 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!
Marty Pressey 