Skepticism

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? (Mark 2:7)

Jesus read the reasoning in the hearts of the scribes; it is not that the latter didn’t have the right understanding. They were right about the things of God but they didn’t recognize the authority that Jesus had as the Son of God. We may have acquired sufficient knowledge to reason but we must remove the spectacles of human consideration and believe all that the Bible presents to us is the only truth. We shouldn’t say, oh some things are not meant for me or this and that doesn’t apply today. If Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever, so is His Word.

For we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Cor 5:7)

Someone said that skeptics read the Bible with a pair of scissors, cutting out what they don’t like or disagree. Skepticism is to take what the Holy Scripture says with a pinch of salt, filtering out what is irrelevant . We are to take the whole counsel of God as one and consistent. It is not how much we know, but it is how we believe God and His authority. It is not how much our experience is, experience may be for the moment but God’s principles are forever. Recognize the authority of God through His Word, if we do so the reality of God and His promises will be worked out in the most amazing way.