Does It Make a Difference What a Person Believes?

One does not have to examine the "religious world" for very long before it becomes evident that the idea that everyone has a right to his own belief is quite common. Many people easily move from one denomination to another, even though those denominations may teach conflicting doctrines. People seem to have the idea that "It doesn’t make a difference what a person believes. Let’s just all sweep our differences under the rug and don’t let them become an issue.” But consider the implications of such an attitude. If it doesn’t make a difference what a person believes, then: (1) Jesus would not have warned against false prophets – Matthew 7:15; II Peter 2:1; I John 4:1 (2) There would be no such thing as error – Ephesians 4:14; II Peter 3:16 (3) Error (if it did exist) would be as valuable as truth – John 8:32 (4) There would be no need to teach others – II Timothy 2:1-2 (5) The scriptures would not be needed for correction – II Timothy 3:16-17. Friends, don’t let the devil deceive you, it DOES make a difference what you believe.