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We are not saved by sincerity, but we may be lost without it
I do not ask you to accept Him as yours, for you may have an objection: although it is plausible that the Bible is true, are not alternative views also plausible? Why not be reasonable and submit them to a fair test as well?
On telling my conviction to a friend, he replied, “You are all right, but so am I, although I don’t see things as you do. It seems to me that it doesn’t matter so much what a man believes, so long as he is sincere in his belief.”
Let us test that statement. One fine Sunday morning a neighbour of mine said to his wife and family, “Let us take the car and go for a picnic.” Travelling north, he came to a railway crossing and, sincerely believing that there would be no trains on a Sunday morning, attempted to drive across. He was killed on the spot, one son had an arm broken and his little daughter was in a cast for months. Did his sincere belief save him?
No, it did not. I know a nurse who, on night duty, sincerely believed she held the right medicine in her hand, but she was wrong, and in 20 minutes her patient was dead in spite of frantic efforts to save him.
Of course we need sincerity, but we must sincerely believe truth, not error. In fact, having sincere belief in error can be the very means of deceiving and finally destroying us.
The words of the wise king have a pertinent message for us: “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 14:12) His conviction, though sincere, nevertheless led to his downfall.
Thought: “Jesus says, and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free… I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 8:32; 14:6)
Prayer: Open my eyes that I may see Your truth, O God.
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This audio CD is approximately 59 minutes, divided into 34 chapters. Edited by Dr SH Tow Please note that the last paragraph of some chapter texts may not be present in the audio tracks.
