Far too few Christians are in the habit of checking themselves on their beliefs about what God is saying—whether it comes to interpreting the scriptures, or to whatever might be going on in their hearts. As a result, they tend to miss it whenever they make errors in interpreting these things, and come to regret it later.
The true Christian life is a reflective one. We serve a God who says things like this:
Come now, let us reason together…
Isaiah 1:18 esv
and this:
Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
Proverbs 4:26 NIV
and this:
“Give careful thought to your ways.
Haggia 1:7 NIV
and this:2 Corinthians 13:4-6&version=ESV">
Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.
2 Corinthians 13:5 ESV
Sadly, though, very few of the camps in Christianity do a good job of teaching and practicing this.
