Firm Conviction...

Zwingli, a reformer, whose beliefs has influenced many Christian churches today. He was the one who removed superstitious in the church and restored the Scripture in the church. Basically he believed in believers’ baptism only but sadly he compromises with the state regarding infant baptism just to maintain their trust. What I have learned from his life was that when our belief is being tested, we should be firm with our conviction, given that it is biblical.

This warns me then, that in doing the ministry I may encounter people whom I would treat as very important people, who has helped me a lot in doing the ministry, and who become really close to my heart. Yet their practice or belief are not biblicaly correct, and when they would not listen to the truth, I should be able to stand with my conviction and should willingly let go of the relationship that I have with them. This may be so painful but if they would not listen to what the scripture teaches and continue to follow the traditions that they believe were true then it’s time to step back. These kinds of people are the red flags in the ministry, we should be aware of them, that we may not compromise with them. Be firm with your conviction but be patient and loving in dealing with these kind of people.