When I was a university student I read a couple of books by Paul Little; Know what you believe and Know why you believe. Both topics are important. Later I had the privilege of hearing him speak at Urbana Missionary Conference just before he died in a car accident.
Yesterday I mentioned discernment but it is hard to have discernment when we don't know what we believe. Are we clear on what we believe about God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, Satan, man, sin, salvation, the Church, Scripture, etc.? If we think that these topics are only for theologians then we are in danger of being mislead by false teachers.
John says, "Be skeptical."
Why? Because there are many false teachers and their tribe is increasing.
So you may ask how can you know everything. You cannot but there are things that will help you. Spend time in Scripture. Be part of a Bible study. If you are studying a topic make sure that the topic has Biblical basis and not just man's opinion.
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