We demand that pharmacists, architects, airline pilots, and other professionals understand the value of being right. In religion, however, many have a different view. They feel that if one is honest and sincere, then it does not make much difference whether he is right or wrong about beliefs or practices. Jesus does not see it that way. He said, “Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven” (Mt. 7:21). God’s Will, revealed in the Bible, is right and true (John 17:17). Consequently, to be saved one must be right about religious matters—including the Bible’s inspiration, Christ‘s deity, the plan of salvation, Christ’s church, morality, worship. We do not have the right to be wrong about these matters.
Being right may put one in the minority and sometimes produces ridicule, as it did with great people like Noah, Daniel, Paul, and of course, Jesus. We should not allow consequences to stand in the way of consecration (2 Tim. 3:12; Mt. 5:10-12).
What is the divine plan for being right? First, submit to God’s authority (1 Pet. 5:6). Second, diligently search for the truth (Mt. 7:7). Third, having found the truth, faithfully obey the revealed plan of God (Mt. 7:21).
