Acts 19:1-8 / John 16:29-33
A fundamentalist is a person who strictly and literally adheres to a set of basic, foundational principles.
But that set of basic, foundational principles may just be a part of the whole picture.
So, to stick strictly and literally to those limited principles can cause problems and even troubles.
In other words, a little bit of knowledge can be rather dangerous.
In the gospel, the disciples could see that Jesus knows everything and do not have to wait for questions to be put into words.
And because of that they believed that Jesus came from God.
But Jesus warned them that though they believed that He came from God, their faith will be put to the test.
And their faith will be shaken and they will be scattered, each going his own way and leaving Jesus alone.
If the disciples’ faith can be shaken, so can our faith be shaken too.
We may say that we believe in Jesus, but when troubles come our way, we will find it difficult to keep believing.
For all that we say about what we believe in, let us also admit that our faith is not that strong.
It is only when we admit that we are weak, then Jesus who conquered the world will make us strong.