It is dawning on me that this world that we live in is afraid of something. The truth. Yes Truth can be offensive, it can hurt feelings, it can convict, it can make make one uncomfortable, it can be humbling, but it never the less is the truth. It was Winston Churchill that said, “The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.” I'm sure your philosophical self is sitting there asking the age old question, is there really such thing as truth and if there is how do we find it? This is especially an appropriate question in the world we live in today. Many in this world would have you believe that truth is completely subjective or truth is what "you" want it to be. We live in the generation of "me," let me be, let me do what I want, don't bother me, that is offensive to me, you can't make me, etc. In this current generation the truth is being pushed away. The search for the truth is becoming an ignorant pursuit. Those who claim to know it or have it are labeled as ignorant and narrow minded. Those who teach it or proclaim it are bias and self righteous. No longer is there right and wrong, but only perspective, opinion, and an open mind. Our imaginations are now not only allowed to run wild, but come to life with no barriers of reality. Someone once said, “What you perceive, your observations, feelings, interpretations, are all your truth. Your truth is important. Yet it is not The Truth.” In the world we live in today, this quote ends after important. We are afraid to tell someone that they are wrong. Instead we allow them to live there lives, blinded by the importance of "their" truth.
There is hope. The truth still lives. It is up to all of us who know it to teach and proclaim it. It is the ultimate truth, the truth of Jesus Christ our Savior. Jesus said in John 14:6, I am the way the truth and the life, no man cometh to the father but by me. In this world, Jesus is the truth that we can not compromise. We must confront the subjective truths of this world, we must tell those who are blinded by this generation that there is one truth that will forever remain. Yes this truth will offend and it will convict, but belief in it will ultimately set you free. The truth of Jesus Christ is not narrow minded, it is not ignorant, it is not self righteous, it is a message of love, hope, and everlasting life in a dying world. It is a message of a risen Savior who promises to return. Come to know this truth, because apart from it, this world has nothing to offer.
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Well said. There's a song that my church sings that says, "There is no other name by which men can be saved, there is no other name [but Jesus]." It's so easy to sing along without realizing the incredible implications of such words. Our world says that it's okay to believe whatever you want - that there are innumerable ways to be spiritual or express truth. But, like that song says, there really is only one way to access absolute Truth.
Anyway, you don't know me (Peter's cousin), but I just thought I'd let you know how spot on I thought this posting was...cheers!
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