Believing

Psalm 14:1 English Standard Version (ESV) The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.

I believe there are good people in the world who do good things. I will not dispute that. I also believe that what God says here in Psalm 14:1 is true.

Being able to believe two opposing ideas requires us to differentiate between world view and God’s view.

We who have placed our faith in Jesus Christ have the ability to see things from both points of view.

It is when God asks us to stand against world views that we have to find a way to do that which is not how the world acts but in how Jesus Christ acts.

WWJD was very popular for a time and it is not seen as much lately as it was after the phrase “What Who Jesus Do” was coined.

Coined is a very apt description of us that have placed our faith in Christ. A coin carries the impression of the designing authority, whether that be the US mint or Caesar.

Romans 8:29 English Standard Version (ESV) For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Acts 17:29 English Standard Version (ESV) Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.

These two verses work together showing us that the indwelling love of Christ rules over our actions and not in our interpretation of WWJD. It is not what He did for us as much as what He is doing in us that matters.

WIJD, what is Jesus doing? What has Christ impressed on us that is our new image?

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