Who Should You Believe?

Every day we are saturated with hundreds to thousands of messages from hundreds to thousands of messengers. Some are bold and powerful while others are subtle but no less potent. Many messages are easy to ignore but others can be deceptively persuasive evoking emotions or impressions upon our psyche that slip past our self-developed filters.

One of the greatest challenges of living in an age of limitless information is discerning what messages or beliefs are true and which ones are false. Who should we believe and who should we not believe?

In 1 Timothy 6:3-10, the believers who lived in the city of Ephesus were faced with the same challenge. They may not have had to deal with limitless access to limitless information in their pocket or hand, but they, like us, had to discern between fake truth and real truth. They had to learn to discern between impressive false teachers and those who taught the truth.

How do you know who to believe? How do you determine between those who are trustworthy and those who are not?

Here is a Tip: None of us are nearly as discerning and wise as we may think we are. We all need help seeing clearly and 1 Timothy 6 gives us some desperately needed tools.