The Gospel According to Matt

2 Corinthians 13:5 says, “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.”

What a potent challenge!  We need to look inward not outward to examine ourselves—not others.  What are some examination question we might ask ourselves?

1. Do I believe in one God, and one Faith, and one way to God in Jesus Christ?

2. Am I filled with the Holy Spirit of God, received in faith, at the time of my baptism?

3. Do I allow biblical values/ethics/morals to trump my own personal values/ethics/morals?

4. Do I, as a disciple of Jesus Christ, share my faith with those around me who do not know God?

5.  Am I filled with compassion, rather than judgment, when faced with suffering people in need?

6. Do I respond to suffering with generosity—serving and giving to those in need?

7. Do I love the Church, the Bride of Christ, despite her spots/blemishes/sins?  Do I believe that He is perfecting and preparing her for eternity?

8. Am I more godly and Christ-like today than I was yesterday, more this year than last year; more than I was before I met Christ?

These are just some of the questions that I might need to ask myself?  You might come up with a similar or dissimilar list of questions, but the point remains that we have a responsibility to “test/examine” ourselves to see if we “are in the faith.”