Do I Stand By My Convictions?

Monday, March 31. 2008

Do I Stand By My Convictions?

Define: Conviction - a fixed or firm belief
Synonyms: confidence, creed, doctrine, dogma, eye, faith, feeling, judgment call, mind, opinion, persuasion, principle, reliance, sentiment, slant, tenet, view

I love doctrine - principles and positions. Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish essayist and historian of the Victorian era, said: "Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct." And I must agree. If I do not change my behavior because of a belief what difference does the opinion really make? So I have come to learn that gathering knowledge does nothing for me unless I place that knowledge into proper action: wisdom.

But there is more hope for a fool than for a man wise in his own eyes! (Prov. 26:12) And this is why I won't stand by my convictions.

I'm opinionated. I enjoy arguing my position. The topics could range from apathetic, American Christianity to evolutionary biology, from that finite science to sexual deviation, from immorality to immortality, and so on. There are many viewpoints that I love to argue, defend, debate, belittle, or abuse.

My convictions are mine, and therefore flawed. But God's convictions are righteous. His wisdom is more precious than rubies. (Prov. 3:15)

If I stand by my convictions, I stand for folly. If I stand for God's convictions, He will guard my foot from being caught in a trap. (Prov. 3:26)

So friend, if I state my principles, know that they are nothing more than my opinions. But friend, if something I say is a proper interpretation of God's Truth... well... please convert it into conduct.

Posted by Ray in Lessons Learned at 22:12 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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