Ephesians 4:15

Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

Yesterday I shared that my earliest questions in the beginning of my rebirth were answered right away in scriptures. It left me wondering if my questions were put in my head so that I might see that all my questions could be answered in the bible.

The truth is not all my questions were answered as I studied the Word. I studied alone and I had no Christian relationships to share my thoughts with.

As I matured a little on my own, I sought fellowship. I landed in a charismatic church because my boss was an elder there and I trusted him. At that time I did not know the differences between charismatics and methodists and baptists. I began to question their practices and in so doing found their answers to my questions unfulfilling.

Were they lies or rather different interpretations of scripture and if so why? If we were all Christian being led by the Holy Spirit, shouldn’t we all receive the same instructions?

That was a puzzle that took me years to unravel.

Truth be told I was asking the wrong questions. I was unlucky in not encountering wise counsel that could point that out to me. I needed an accountability partner that I could trust and open up with in order to discover why I was not satisfied with the answers I was being given.

I went through a few churches and a few accountability partners before God led me to the one who was right for me. I assumed that anyone that was willing would be a good candidate and I was wrong.

The first meeting with my latest accountability partner showed me where I had gone wrong before.

The Spirit met with us and led the conversation and I could hear the Holy Spirit speak through him. That makes all the difference in hearing the truth, when the Spirit of Truth speaks through us to each other.

I was not mature enough early on to know the Spirit in that way.

Be patient, it takes time and practice.

John 1:1-2, 14 (English Standard Version)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

Recently I admitted that upon repenting a life lived making mistakes that I started a new course by trying to live by faith in Christ. I say tried because as a new born Christian, I didn’t know what I was doing.

This is where I started, the gospel of John. Reaching back into my memories of my earliest Christian days my thoughts went along these lines. 

“Begin with the one that knew Him best.”

One line of scripture written by John himself said that Jesus loved him best. That was not exactly true but it was how John felt and I was left with that impression. Was I misled or just led?

Our first foray into this hidden kingdom is to discover what it is that we do not know.

Where better to start than in the beginning. Not Genesis 1:1 but John 1:1.

In the beginning was the Word. That doesn’t make sense, read on.

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

The Word is the Son. That is confusing, another mystery, read on.

32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”

So Jesus is the Son of God and according to John 1:1 He is God.

Every question is answered as if I am being led to ask questions that will soon be answered.

Is this how a life of faith in Christ happens?

The only way to discover that answer is to keep going.