Is that your own Idea?
Jesus was talking with Pilate as he was facing certain crucifiction. Pilate had asked, ‘Are you king of the Jews?” Jesus responded with this question, “Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?” When we are dealing with religious matters shouldn’t we ask, “Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you?’ Much too often our views are formed by what others think. Maybe it is a well known preacher or perhaps even our parents. Regardless we shouldn’t allow tradition or what others think or say determine what we believe is doctrinally correct. When it comes to salvation we should never put our souls in the hands of others. Our beliefs ought to be determined by deep study of Scripture. Our study should to be bathed in prayer. Concerning religious doctrine we need to ask, “Is this our own idea or did someone tell us what to think?”
