Whom - Not What- To Believe

Dear Lord, to us assembled here,

Reveal Thy glorious face, 

While we, by faith, with love and fear 

Approach Thy THRONE OF GRACE.

Thy house is called the house of prayer, 

A solemn, sacred place; 

O let us now Thy presence share 

While at Thy THRONE OF GRACE.

With holy boldness may we come,

Though of a sinful race, 

Thankful to find in Christ there's room 

Before Thy THRONE OF GRACE.

We bless Thee for Thy Word of truth,

We bless Thee for Thy peace; 

And we do bless Thee, Lord, because 

There is a THRONE OF GRACE. 

 

-Gospel Hymn: "Only Trust Him”

words by preacher Samuel Medley – 1871 A.D. 

 

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WHOM – NOT WHAT – TO BELIEVE

     One of our brethren speaks of a former time when he went from doctrine to doctrine looking for soul-satisfaction. He once started keeping the Sabbath. He obtained permission from his employer to be excused from working on the Sabbath. But he found no satisfaction in Sabbath-keeping. When he decided to work one Sabbath, his boss asked him if doing so was contrary to what he believed. He exclaimed in exasperation, “I don’t know what I believe!”

The same is true of many who are “tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine” (Ephesians 4:14). They believe this, then they believe that, then they believe the other, and finally confess “I don’t know what I believe!”
     

Thankfully, our brother out of curiosity came to hear the preaching of our late pastor John Mitchell. John preached Christ, not some other doctrine. Our brother believed the gospel John preached. He no longer says in exasperation “I don’t know what I believe!” Rather, he says in satisfaction “I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day” (II Timothy 1:12).
     

Salvation is found by believing in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, not in some doctrine.
 

–preacher Daniel Parks