Stephen Haasch has studied the Bible and Theology for many years. Steve serves as chaplain on university campuses. For further information see http://www.CampusPastor.com
Is It God's Word or Your Belief Which Makes It True?
There is a common saying which states:
God said it,
I believe it,
and that settles it.
This is out and out heresy!
If God said it,
That settles it,
Therefore, I believe it!
If God says something, it is absolutely authoritative. There can be no question as to its veracity. God is God. There is none other.
Deuteronomy 32:4 “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.”
To say that you must believe it before it can be judged truth or imply that belief in what God says has anything to do with the faithfulness or truth of God before the matter of its veracity is to be settled violates the revealed character of God. It makes man a god or the god. It places man into the position of judging the truthfulness of the Creator. It is the Creator who is the author of truth and establishes the standards of testing for truth. We are His creatures made in His image. All reality emanates from Him. Not He from us. He it is who is God.
Man is so completely vain to think otherwise. It is like a jello salad saying to the cook, I made you, oh cook, and I should be the one to tell you, the cook, how to cook.
Some times the thoughts of man can be utterly preposterous.
Too many people get it backwards. It is testimony of truth which must come before belief. Otherwise, opinion becomes the authority. Truth is truth irregardless whether someone believes it or not.
This particular saying is commonly expressed in local churches or on college campuses. It is intended to be used to express belief in God. Many use it to express a definitive statement of belief.
In times like this, such a statement actually defeats the effort of the speaker. In reality it says that I really do not believe God. Or I only believe what God says if it is convenient for me. In reality it denies the sovereignty which God expresses as an attribute of His. It places man as one in sovereignty over God.
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