Doesn't that sound rather gullible? Keep in mind, this love thing has to do with relationships. How do we fully love someone when we are suspicious of their thoughts and actions? Are they giving me the straight facts? What about their motives? Are they really Christian? Do they even care?
John 8: 3 - 11 tells a story about a woman caught in adultery. The Mosaic law demanded that she be stoned to death. After extending grace to this woman, Jesus told her to go and sin no more. Jesus believed that to be a possibility. He believed in the power of God to keep this woman from continuing in adultery.
Jesus believes in us too because He knows the power of His Holy Spirit to change lives. I believe He wants us to believe in others and believe on their behalf. That's why we can then forgive many times over, because we believe in the power of God to help those seeking forgiveness to overcome the sin that continues to plague them.
So, to "believe all things" doesn't mean to believe every lie that comes along, but rather to believe in the power of God to change lives.
John 8: 3 - 11 tells a story about a woman caught in adultery. The Mosaic law demanded that she be stoned to death. After extending grace to this woman, Jesus told her to go and sin no more. Jesus believed that to be a possibility. He believed in the power of God to keep this woman from continuing in adultery.
Jesus believes in us too because He knows the power of His Holy Spirit to change lives. I believe He wants us to believe in others and believe on their behalf. That's why we can then forgive many times over, because we believe in the power of God to help those seeking forgiveness to overcome the sin that continues to plague them.
So, to "believe all things" doesn't mean to believe every lie that comes along, but rather to believe in the power of God to change lives.
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