"For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the Church Of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it, and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. BUT..." Gal. 1:13-15a
People, and Christians in particular, need to get rid of the notion that "it doesn't really matter what you believe, as long as you're sincere". That's certainly not what Paul is saying here! He was beyond his contemporaries in his knowledge and zeal for Judaism, but what he believed was WRONG! And instead of God being impressed by Paul's zeal, God changed Paul's heart.
Do you believe the right things? How does a person know what to believe? Is what we believe really that important? Does it make a difference in our every-day life? Absolutely, it matters! Hosea 4:6 says that even God's people are destroyed when they don't know the right things! The Bible is the Truth of God, and imparts His Knowledge to us. If you don't KNOW that for sure, I want you to go to the online bookstore at https://www.mmpowerweb.com/~lwfc/bookstore/ and order the cd set YOU CAN TRUST THE BIBLE. It really does matter what you believe. Come on...settle it today, and don't let your life be wiped out because you don't know the right things!
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