But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
To have the root of the matter found within is to possess a genuine inward grounding in truth. It is not outward profession or borrowed conviction, but a living principle settled in the heart and mind. When such a person is tested by temptations and trials, the testing does not uproot faith but drives it deeper. Instead of being shaken or swept away, one who is thus rooted becomes more firmly established in the truth through what is endured.
To have the root of the matter found within is to possess a genuine inward grounding in truth. It is not outward profession or borrowed conviction, but a living principle settled in the heart and mind. When such a person is tested by temptations and trials, the testing does not uproot faith but drives it deeper. Instead of being shaken or swept away, one who is thus rooted becomes more firmly established in the truth through what is endured.