After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."
When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:
'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'" (Matthew 2:1-6)
Continue reading and you'll see that Herod was going to use that information to try to kill young Jesus.
I can't imagine asking for facts from God's Word so that he can use those facts to do evil.
So Herod believed the Word of God with his mind, but he did not trust the Word of God with his heart and his life.
The Bible says demons believe that God exists (James 2:19), yet they fight God.
Herod was fighting God.
The person who sins against what he knows to be true about God is in danger of becoming like demons.
Are you in that place, where you believe in God with your mind, yet you are fighting against him? There's hope for you. Surrender. Repent and be baptized.
