Deepertruth: Be Strong Be A Man Series: Rebellion is the sin of Witchcraft

John writes, “I write these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God”. Taken on face value, that might be a strong argument.

What they do not tell you is that St. John is simply giving you an indication to be able to take self inventory. If you are following all the “if’s” then you might have a good idea, but in truth, how many of us believe that we are perfect?

There are several of these “if”s that gives us a good indication if we are truly following the Faith.

A good one to consider is 1 John 1:6, “If we say, ‘We have fellowship with him,” while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth.”

People take their own personal beliefs and place them as if God was the giver of that faith. Our faith becomes reduced to a sense of moral relativism where we become self deceived by our own standard and belief system.

Consider what Jesus teaches from today’s gospel, “But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.”