Greetings Dear Reader,
In my journey toward a deeper
understanding of the image of God inside me I must understand what qualities are innately human that contradict the human condition. One of the things that extends from our
innate morality is our value of the truth.
Even though we will justify lying for particular reasons, we as a society
value truth. Our comic heroes,
specifically Superman and Captain America were known for their focus on truth
as an equal part to justice.
Dishonesty seems to always
damage someone even if it is the individual who is dishonest. We hold out the truth as a value that is
expected between people and in businesses.
Even when we are hypocritical with our own honesty we demand the truth
from others. No matter how dishonest we
are there is something in us that is drawn to the truth.
There are those who say one
cannot know absolute truth. There are
also those who deny that absolute truth even exits. It would be long and arduous to entertain a discussion
on this but it is worth discussing at some point. Today my focus is on that part of us that yearns
for truth; that something inside us that values truth even in the denial of its
intrinsic value.
I know that when I am sure
someone has lied to me that I want the truth.
I know that there are things about God that I yearn to know the truth
about. I know that others have offered
me false answers that have led me to errors in judgment and action. When I embrace the truth, no matter how
painful, there is freedom.
When Jesus claimed to be the
truth he was stating that he was “what is true in any matter under
consideration.” (Thayer) We can ponder
and postulate all we wish about what is true and what is not. We can compartmentalize God or build false
theologies based on our own greed or need.
The only thing that leads us to truth is honest pursuit of it.
We know that there is
truth. I think that God creates the
innate desire for it in us so that we will seek him. There are so many lies out there designed to
draw us away from the truth that is Christ.
Even those claiming to follow Christ sometimes propagate lies in order
to gain power and a following.
Unfortunately their actions cloud the truth about who God is. God wishes for us to know the truth but he
also wants us to have faith. He wishes
for us to seek him in truth. Ironically
we only find him when we lay aside our anger, selfishness, and preconceptions
and seek him honestly.
Wishing you joy in the
journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to
them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule
of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things
from his great treasure store."
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