Inadvertently, we all have biases when receiving and translating
information, supporting a cause or view, picking a political party, sharing
opinions and so on. This is because we are convinced what we know is the truth
and we are a better judge of that. It's a skewed thought by itself. We live in
a world where truth is beyond what we see and witness and beyond mass
supporters. In present times truth is becoming relative and twisted.
Marcus Aurelius puts it beautifully, "Everything is
an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective not the truth." The
fact is, beyond every information, content or situation there is a personal
motive or intention. Some are absolutely selfless which are boring to the
masses, but some are spurious concealed under a mask of truth, that get
people excited. No one bothers to spend time and energy to know if it's the
truth. So, they go with the piece of information presented to them. We
selectively take what we want and ignore the rest. My point is, truth is not
plain and simple as it manifests. It is most often muddled in selfishness to
benefit oneself. Without proper discretion it is just impossible to point the
truth.
Now, beyond all we see, hear and witness is the supernatural
truth, a truth about God and the relationship between God and man. Sadly, many
count the story of God as a perspective or an idea. With so much counterfeit in
everything, even God is not spared. Today, many assume they are gods because of
having power in their hand. They take up weird physical transformations with
unique outfits and have a strong following. Deception increases with increase
in power and money.
Truth has to be measured against the truth of God and moral law.
You would find Jesus in the Bible unique because the many so-called gods came
to build empires, married, disappointed, frustrated, practiced polygamy, were
polytheistic and still found appealing to people. Jesus was entirely different
because He lived a holy life, spoke so much of truth and tied up everything to
loving God and loving each other. He was resurrected, promised eternity and
promised His return to the earth once again. Do we care to know the fact and
the truth about Him before being biased with our own opinion and perspective?
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