NOBLE UNBELIEVERS

NOBLE UNBELIEVERS

Thursday, November 15, 2018

  “Trust, but verify.” flowed from the witty mind and lips of President Ronald Reagan, right? Though it has been much touted and believed so by conservatives, liberals, and even a few independents after a reporter quoted him in 1986 and other media clamored in repeating, wrong!

  It is a proverb with starting point in Russia, maybe. Does anyone remember them claiming they invented baseball?

  God’s Word commends the practice of healthy skepticism among unbelievers and believers. (Acts17:10-13; 2Tim.2:15-16) With it, unbelievers may decide to trust. Without it believers may deservedly receive the reprimand of Nicodemus, shame, or worse. (Jn.3:10)

  How many things have you heard and accepted without verifying? How many times was it an apple until you discovered otherwise by God’s Word?

EBB4

PS. President Reagan said the adage to Mikhail Gorbachev,” the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, having been General Secretary of the governing Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. He was the country's head of state from 1988 until 1991, serving as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990, and President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991.” (Source: Wikipedia)