(I had to link to it for copyright reasons)
This video demonstrates a stark contrast between truth and falsehood. Unfortunately, there are many messages presented in our world today that are disguised much more cleverly. In writing to the early church, Peter called believers to be ready to explain our hope in Christ with gentleness and respect. The context around that call helps us to see that we are to be willing to do the right thing even if it means that people do not want to accept it or persecute us for it.
This is our call, and as presented and agreed upon in our last meeting, everyone needs to hear this truth that brings us hope. If the people that know it, who have had their eyes opened by the Holy Spirit, will not tell, someone will say something. Peter’s second letter gives us a strong warning that false teachers will rise up and mislead people.
2 Peter 1:21-2:3 (NIV) For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
We can come up with plenty of reasons to explain why we do not share the truth of the gospel. We can justify why we do not hold one another accountable to the scriptures. We can seperate ourselves from persecution for doing right. I just cannot help but wonder, if we continue along this path, who are we really helping?
This is our call, and as presented and agreed upon in our last meeting, everyone needs to hear this truth that brings us hope. If the people that know it, who have had their eyes opened by the Holy Spirit, will not tell, someone will say something. Peter’s second letter gives us a strong warning that false teachers will rise up and mislead people.
2 Peter 1:21-2:3 (NIV) For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
We can come up with plenty of reasons to explain why we do not share the truth of the gospel. We can justify why we do not hold one another accountable to the scriptures. We can seperate ourselves from persecution for doing right. I just cannot help but wonder, if we continue along this path, who are we really helping?
2 comments:
thats great
How often do we accept lies for truth, because in our mind the lies are easier to accept. Why is it, in the lines of the great 21st century philosopher the hooker from Pretty Woman, "easier to believe the bad stuff"? Oh how I long to hear the truth and to let it "set me free" according to John. Thank you for making a sharp contrast between lies and truth.
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