Faith is an amazing journey that has to be taken with Facts and also experiential. We have prejudices that hold us back to think the correct path of Truth. Ex: accepting everything in a text just because some of the texts contain the Truth. The New Testament writers were very careful to choose and pick the prophesies from the Old Testament. Imagine if they go only by prejudice tellig that Jesus was the Messiah by watching his miracles, power etc. They would soon be questioned as to what basis Jesus does those miracles? Jesus himself declared this... I have come to fulfill the law and not to destroy it. Jesus didn't use his power to prove he is God, because he wants us to know him as God by Love. For what we seek him and trust him is more important than when. Prejudice compels one to believe and force one to take decision. It distorts the Truth and enjoys the pleasure in falsehood. Taking some parts of the Old Testament and ignoring others, Twisting the Facts etc are results of prejudices.
Romans 2:11-16 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
11 For there is no partiality with God.
12 For all who have sinned [a]without the Law will also perish [b]without the Law, and all who have sinned [c]under the Law will be judged [d]by the Law; 13 for it isnot the hearers [e]of the Law who are [f]just before God, but the doers [g]of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have [h]the Law do [i]instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having [j]the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.
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