Part 7 of 8 qualities of the heart that resists error
Ultimately God is the one responsible to lead truth-seekers into what is real, and he is trustworthy.
This series examines eight soul qualities that make us immune to false teaching.
7. Trusting God for truth
We must have faith in God’s ability to keep us. The one who doubts can become fearful and susceptible to manipulation by strong personalities. Paul talked about the instability of those who are “children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes” (Eph. 4:14).
James warned that “the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind…. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways” (Jam. 1:6, 8).
Therefore, though vigilant, we must not fear deception. Instead we must trust in Jesus’ promises to keep us, not in our ability to keep ourselves, as we fulfill our responsibility to pursue truth diligently.
God has promised
The Lord’s promises to keep his children bear repeating because they are the foundation of trust. “[God] is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy” (Jude 1:24).
“Our Lord Jesus Christ…will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1 Cor. 1:7–9).
“He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil. 1:6).
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand” (John 10:27–29).
Therefore we can rest assured that God will lead as we sincerely seek the truth, and as we pray Psalm 25:4–5:
“Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.”