I read this in a recent devotional and thought it was worthy of sharing…

“It is commonly said that ‘what you don’t believe can’t hurt you’ – but is that really true?  If we don’t know that God is everywhere, the resulting loneliness could cripple our Christian lives.  If we know little about the doctrine of God’s goodness, then we may struggle for year, afraid to surrender ourselves completely to him.  The doctrines of the Christian faith should not only inform us of what we need to know, but should also form us into the people we should be. 

Ignorance of the truths of biblical Christianity hinders growth in godliness.  While it is quite possible to know the facts of the Christian faith but remain unchanged, the normal Christian life is one in which God uses His truth to transform us.  What we believe should affect how we behave.” 

From DocDevos By Larry Dixon, Professor at Columbia International University.

“we can not become what we need to be by remaining who we are”  ~Max De Pree