Truth Matters For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. -3 John 3-4 Why should we care so much about the truth? How concerned should we be about being deceived? Is discernment really that important—that indispensable for life? Doesn’t truth—as well as “doctrine” and discernment—cause division? Isn’t it more loving to just drop our Continue Reading
Truth & Lies: Part 2
Truth and Lies [ Read Part 1 ] When it comes to falsehood, the usual rationale or justification for listening to questionable sources goes something like this ... Just eat the meat and spit out the bones. It’s okay because the good stuff outweighs the bad. I don’t know if it’s true, I just know it helped me. All truth is God’s truth. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. All I know is I felt it, I experienced it, so it must be true - and it can’t be bad. It works. Continue Reading
Truth & Lies: Part 1
Our Greatest Threat What would you say is the single greatest threat facing you today? Death? Satan? The “other” political party? (And yes, some people might equate all three.) What if I told you that the greatest danger to you (along with your friends and loved ones) is simply this: To be deceived. The greatest danger to you and to me is to be separated from the truth. Which comes about by not believing the truth, ultimately because we have believed one or more lies. Why is that Continue Reading