1 Samuel 5:7 KJV
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
The Philistines had adequate and tangible proof that the God of Israel was greater than their false god, Dagon. But their response was not at all what we might expect. Instead of trusting living and true God, they rejected Him and drove Him out of their country.
This illustrates the fact that facts are not what make people believers. It also illustrates that knowing a biblical truth to be true is not the same as believing and trusting God. We will never make Christians of the lost simply by giving them evidence and proof of the reality of the Lord. Only as we give our faith away will we see people come to be true believers.
Believing God is not an exercise of the mind and intellect, it is a gift from God passed on from one believer to another. The soul winner needs more than a plan and a memorized script; He needs faith and a passion to share it.
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
The Philistines had adequate and tangible proof that the God of Israel was greater than their false god, Dagon. But their response was not at all what we might expect. Instead of trusting living and true God, they rejected Him and drove Him out of their country.
This illustrates the fact that facts are not what make people believers. It also illustrates that knowing a biblical truth to be true is not the same as believing and trusting God. We will never make Christians of the lost simply by giving them evidence and proof of the reality of the Lord. Only as we give our faith away will we see people come to be true believers.
Believing God is not an exercise of the mind and intellect, it is a gift from God passed on from one believer to another. The soul winner needs more than a plan and a memorized script; He needs faith and a passion to share it.
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