As individuals, we need to know what we believe. As families, we need to know what we believe. As a church body, we must know what we believe. The age old question, “Why do you do what you do?” is answered simply, “Because I believe what I believe.” We need to understand the motivations of our lives. When I moved to Nashville in 2002, I moved away from my parents, grandparents, and most of my schoolmates. I was on my own and I had to starting thinking for myself. I had always been told what I should believe, but when I started living in my own place, paying my own bills, going to the doctor when I needed to, deciding to go to church or not, and had a plethora of other choices, I began to discover what I believed and my actions began to prove it. At that time, I had a Christian Worldview that I had not yet believed. The framework of my life had come from the solid education I had received as a child in my home, at school, and at church. It had provided stability throughout many years of my life, but as a 20 something, I began to ask questions and challenge the teachings of my youth. This may sound confusing, but I was considering two questions, “What do I believe? And Is what I believe true?” People are on search for answers to these questions which make sense of our existence.
Every day, every person is waking up and trusting in a set of beliefs. |
