Maintaining Our Faith in a Pandemic of Credulity

“New Federal Trade Commission data from the agency’s Consumer Sentinel Network show that consumers reported losing $201 million to romance scams in 2019—up nearly 40% since 2018” (New FTC Data, 2020, para. 1).

I was shocked after reading this statistic. How could anyone be so gullible to believe an online romance scam? That seems so silly; however, it isn’t too far-fetched from how we act and interact with the fake news posted on social media or our own superstitious assumptions and beliefs. We often seem to fall into the category of gullible as we read new stories, re-post them and later find out they were fake or falsified.

Daily our brains process thousands of thoughts. Each thought plays an important role in our development as a Christ-follower. We must be careful how we interact with the information being thrown at us and how we think about it. Whether or not we believe or agree with it, we must be careful not to become credulous or “lazy thinkers” and allow far-fetched ideas, teachings, or news to overwhelm us.

This Sunday, we will discuss the idea of maintaining our faith in a pandemic of credulity. We will discuss Hebrews 10 where the writer exhorts the readers to not stop meeting together, (v.25), to remain confident (v.35), to endure (v.36), and to not turn away (v.39).

If we are going to please God, we must maintain our faith. Hebrews 10:6 states, “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.”