Many are called,
declared the man from Galilee.
Many?
Could he have meant everyone?
Perhaps, yes;
even all humankind.
Yes; women, men, children
of all ages;
people from every continent,
nation, region;
people of faith and non-faith,
seekers after truth,
and those who might be indifferent to it;
adherents of the teachings
of Moses, Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed,
Ghandi, and any of two dozen other
groomers of the spirit;
along with all the ones who turn their faces
from those teachings.
Many, the man affirms, are called.
Not so many, however,
determine to live
by those divinely appointed principles:
generosity, sacrifice,
peace, justice and love;
few choose to be chosen.
.
© Ken Rookes 2014
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MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES FOR THE TRUTH--BY STEVE FINNELL
Many are called, however, most do not read the Bible to find God's truth. Most believers in Christ depend on finding the truth by searching church traditions. Is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth found in denominational catechisms, Bible commentaries, preachers sermons, the opinions of friends and family? Many are called but few put their trust in the Bible as the one and only source for absolute truth.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God...(NKJV)
Is all denominational doctrine given is by the inspiration of God? If that is true, then why are there twenty thousand Christ believing denominations teaching different doctrines?
Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. (NKJV)
Not every word of church denominations is not pure. God told us put our trust in Him, not to trust the denomination of our choice.
Acts 17:10-11 Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 There were more fair- minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to to find out whether these things were so. (NKJV)
The Bereans searched the Scriptures for the truth. They did not search for the truth in the writings of the Roman Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the Jehovah's Witness Church, the Mormon Church nor any other denomination.
Many are called, but few search the Scriptures to see if they have been properly called.
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