I stopped basing my religious beliefs on man’s beliefs a long time ago. Instead I’d rather have book, chapter, and verse. Unless you can provide that to me, then all of your opinions on religious matters are just that: opinions. Which hold very little water around here. I’ve had too many people and their beliefs fail me.
I realize that I might be turning into those annoying people who exclaim “book, chapter, verse” whenever someone comes up with a new idea. However I think it is more retro for me. There are plenty of things which people in my religious background tend to do, which are tradition. Some are good traditions, but some are just holding us back from truly fulfilling God’s purpose.
There are some things in life which I really wish the Bible was more specific about. I really want to know why the Bible is so silent on some difficult issues that we face all the time. Should we not worry about this? Is grace going to cover my ignorance? I certainly hope not. But if there is something I should be doing, that I’m not doing, someone please tell me.
Potentially no one will. I don’t claim to hold a monopoly on salvation, and neither should you.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.
Ecclesiastes 12:13