We live in a
time where truth is becoming more and more relative, lies and dishonesty is
becoming the order of our people’s life and industry. Too often truth is
left as a philosophical issue. Philosophical issues are important to us but
truth is first and foremost a matter of theology.
“Skeptics and
relativists who undermine the notion of truth are like the fool who is cutting
off the branch on which he is sitting. Without truth, science and all human
knowledge collapse into conjecture. Without truth, the vital profession of
journalism and how we follow the events of our day and understand the signs of
our times dissolve into rumor. Without truth, the world of politics and
business melt down into rules and power games. Without truth, the precious gift
of human reason and freedom becomes license and all human relationships lose
the bonding element of trust that is binding at their heart.”. O. S. Guinness
We hear
politicians harping on fake assurances to get to their desired destination and
sadly it looks like it is the fate of the individuals to make choices to
believe them to hopeful end, but most of the time it's
mere disappointment. People use the counterfeit of truth to meet their
selfish ends. Let us take this into cognizance, unless the belief system is tied
up to a faith system that has a clear moral framework it will not make any
impact in human lives. And that could mean our children and generation will
also be affected by lies that we may hold as true.
Only with
truth can we stand up to deception and manipulation. In Bible, Jesus claims to
be truth and life and further adds, ‘Truth
shall make us free.’. Living up to our terms and creating our own moral
standards, would just mean defining our own lifestyle with volatile
principles that will result in disaster. Let us learn to trust God and commit
to live a life of significance. As children of God the Almighty let us hold on
to the high view of truth both in obedience to God and also for the highest
endeavors of humanity.
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