[OBW]

Originally Posted by Terry

What if requires the possibility of being wrong, mistaken, or presumptuous. When one never considers something could be true, they have invited deception through their complacency.
In Acts chapter 5 Peter saw through the deception of Ananias and Sapphira.

1. But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2. and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
3. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4. While it remained, did it not remain thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thy heart? thou has not lied unto men, but unto God.

Willingness of truth is to bear "what if"? Truth requires courage. In 1 Timothy 3:15 we see the church is the pillar and base of the truth.

However painful or costly truth is, in this age of deception no one is exempt from being deceived.

Terry

There are a lot of possibilities from this passage. But I do not see how "what if" comes out of it. I guess it just takes more of the message/writing to understand.