It's a simple axiom. We always do what we believe. Think about it. It's simply our nature. You will always act according to what you truly believe is true. It's unavoidable. And if that's true, it can be telling, can't it?
"We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Rom 8:28). We believe that. It's straight out of Scripture. It's absolutely true. But if that's so, why are we so upset when something goes "wrong"? Why do we even have the phrase, "something went wrong"? If "God causes all things to work together for good," what can go wrong? So we nod and agree that it's plainly true from God's Word ... and then act as if it's not. Because we don't believe it.
"We maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law" (Rom 3:28). Amen, brother. We believe that. It's absolutely true. And, yet, we feel like we need to work for our salvation. We feel like we need to maintain our salvation. We are deeply concerned that God might forget us or discard us because we've sinned so much. "Justified by faith." Really? "Apart from works of the Law." Do we actually live that way? Or is that sometimes too hard to believe?
Perhaps you can begin to see how this simple axiom, we always act on what we truly believe, can be helpful in showing us what we truly believe. "Yes, it's sin to steal." Do you take from the IRS? "We're supposed to love each other as Christ loved us." Do you do that? What do we truly believe? Something worth examining.
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