Sometimes God uses experiences foreign to the church and faith to shape and prepare us for the great work he has in store for us to do. Many times we don't even realize how we are being shaped. We may even wonder why we're learning or experiencing the things we do. (Think junior high boys having to learn algebra or English.) But God uses all truth, learnings, experiences, and even our unique personalities for his purposes.
We cannot know the ultimate truth about our eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, however, apart from God's special revelation. That comes to us through Scripture - either through reading the Bible, biblical writings, witnesses of the gospel, biblical preaching and teaching. All truth is God's truth. But the greatest and truest truth of all is revealed by God in Jesus' life, death, burial, and resurrection. That truth is exclusive to God and precious to those who believe in Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.
