Many believers today scroll through dozens of theological clips a day, short verses, prophecies, debates. Does quantity erode clarity? Is there a point where taking in more is not deepening faith but scattering attention? What habits have you seen that help keep faith grounded in Scripture rather than reactive to every new clip?
Question, if I may. What do you mean by “keep faith grounded in Scripture?”
Is it something like this?
To “keep faith grounded in Scripture” means to anchor what you believe, feel, and practice in the revealed Word of God **rather than in shifting voices or emotional impressions. It is about rooting faith in what God has said. Imperatives.
Faith that is grounded in Scripture begins where Paul declares, “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ” (~Romans 10:17). The verb akoē (hearing) implies receptive listening that produces conviction, not passive exposure. Faith grows only where the Word is received as divine authority.
Grounded faith is a faith that tests everything by Scripture. Paul commands, “Do not go beyond what is written” (~1 Corinthians 4:6). The standard for doctrine, prophecy, or practice is never novelty but written revelation. The Bereans lived this truth, for they “examined the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so” (~Acts 17:11). That word anakrinontes (examining) conveys disciplined discernment, Scripture became the measuring rod for all teaching.
To be grounded means Scripture is not an accessory but the foundation. Jesus said, “Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house upon the rock” (~Matthew 7:24). The Greek tethemeliōmenē (founded) describes something firmly established. Faith that listens and obeys the Word stands unshaken when floods of deception or emotion rise.
Grounded faith means Scripture shapes interpretation of all experience. Peter warned that no prophecy of Scripture comes from “one’s own interpretation” (~2 Peter 1:20), but from the Spirit’s inspiration. Experiences, dreams, or revelations must submit to the written Word, not redefine it. Isaiah said, “To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn” (~Isaiah 8:20).
Isa 8:20 To the torah (teaching of G-d) and to the te’udah (recorded testimony, see verse 16); if they speak not according to Davar HaZeh, it is because there is no shachar (dawn, light) in them.
Isa 8:21 And they [i.e., the unbelievers, contrasted with those in v.13] shall roam about therein, hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their melech and Elohav, and look upward.
To stay grounded also means internalizing Scripture through meditation and obedience. “Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against You” (~Psalm 119:11). The verb tsaphan (to store or treasure) suggests guarding the Word within as one guards gold. When the Word dwells richly within (~Colossians 3:16), it governs thought, corrects emotion, and stabilizes the soul.
Finally, to be grounded in Scripture is to remain cross-centered. Paul wrote, “I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (~1 Corinthians 2:2). The cross is the lens through which all Scripture is rightly read and all faith rightly formed. Faith anchored in the crucified and risen Word does not shift with every trend, for its roots are sunk deep into revelation, not reaction.
So to “keep faith grounded in Scripture” means letting God’s Word define your beliefs, refine your emotions, and direct your actions, so that your faith stands on divine truth rather than human opinion.
Shalom.
J.
Clarification often can be found in simplification. For example, the theory of evolution can be reduced to the short sentence, “Nothing existed and then blew up to become everything, which then organized itself into us.” This allows a person to see what is presented clearly.
Similarly Christianity can be explained simply, “God created the world and gave Adam and Eve free will. They were tricked into charting their own course and ever since people have been guided by selfish instincts (sometimes called sin). Jesus came and paid the price for all the sins of the world by being crucified, buried, and resurrected. God set up a system where we could be redeemed by trusting in what Jesus did.
Often theological propositions are unnecessarily complex.
Mat_6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
@timf
Every person has been entrusted with something from the Lord. As Jesus said, “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man going on a journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey” (~Matthew 25:14–15). Some take what God has given and multiply it for His glory, as the faithful servants did: “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many. Enter into the joy of your master’” (~Matthew 25:21). Yet others bury what God entrusted, hiding their gift in fear or apathy, like the unfaithful servant who confessed, “I was afraid and went away and hid your talent in the ground” (~Matthew 25:25).
But as for me, I will not bury what the Lord has given. I will speak the truth and share His Word boldly, for “I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek” (~Romans 1:16).
J.