Believing in Jesus Christ
The sermon emphasizes the necessity of faith in Jesus Christ, challenging the notion that understanding is a prerequisite for belief.
Bakht Singh emphasizes the importance of having faith in God and Jesus Christ, highlighting the prevalent lack of faith in today's society where understanding and knowledge are prioritized over belief. He challenges the notion that one must fully understand something to believe in it, pointing out that we already believe in many things we cannot explain, like the processes of digestion or the mechanics of flying. Singh urges honesty in acknowledging the necessity of faith in the unexplainable and encourages trust in God, who is more trustworthy than any man-made mechanism.
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"Ye believe in God, believe also in Me" (John 14:1) (Authorized KJV)
Jesus is encouraging and admonishing us to have faith in God and in Himself. We are living in a faithless generation. Faith is an unpopular word today. The most popular word today is understanding or knowledge. People want to understand everything. A great majority of the intellectual section of the society maintain that they do not want to believe in anything which they do not understand. Such an attitude shows the pride and arrogance of the fallen human nature.
The statement that they do not want to believe in anything unless they understand is not honest. The truth is that we believe in many things we do not understand. In other words, we all believe in many things which we neither understand nor can explain. The modern science pretends to understand and explain certain things but everyone knows that the explanations offered by science are not satisfactory.
No one fully understands how we digest our food. The modern science may talk about our digestive system, the digestive fluids and chemicals produced in our belly in order to digest our food. But even that doesn't explain the process fully. The digestive fluids and chemicals which can melt away the hardest food stuff don't eat away our tender intestines. 'What causes the difference?' and 'what forces guide those chemicals in our belly?' are questions still unanswered.
We board the airplane and fly without understanding how the mechanism makes the aircraft fly. We swallow a pill and get relieved from our headache or stomach ache without necessarily understanding how the pill works. The world is run by faith. People are living by believing in the unexplainable.
But when it comes to God, people do not want to believe Him because they do not understand Him. Why is it that we can trust in the mechanism of the aircraft and risk our lives by boarding it and why is it that we do not want to trust in God just because we cannot explain Him? Such an attitude is definitely not fair to say the least.
Let us have faith in God and in His only incarnation, Jesus Christ. He is definitely more trustworthy than the mechanism of an aircraft. Let us not continue making dishonest statements like "I will not believe if I cannot understand". Let us be honest to confess that we can and we have to believe in many things which we do not understand. Faith is more powerful and essential than our reasoning. Blessed is the person who is honest enough to confess it. May God cerate in us such an honesty!
Sermon Outline
- I points: - The importance of faith in God and Jesus Christ - The current faithless generation - The misconception of understanding as a prerequisite for belief
- II points: - The pride of human nature in seeking understanding - The dishonesty in denying belief in the unexplainable - Examples of belief in everyday life despite lack of understanding
- III points: - The contrast between trust in technology and trust in God - The call to have faith in Jesus Christ - The power of faith over reasoning
Key Quotes
“Ye believe in God, believe also in Me.” — Bakht Singh
“Faith is more powerful and essential than our reasoning.” — Bakht Singh
“Let us have faith in God and in His only incarnation, Jesus Christ.” — Bakht Singh
Application Points
- Recognize that faith is a vital part of life, even in areas we do not fully understand.
- Challenge the mindset that requires complete understanding before belief.
- Embrace the honesty of confessing our need for faith in God and Jesus Christ.