Here is my revised essay on the "Truthfullness of Real Truth"
feel free to comment or include your thougths:
I am sure in light of recent of events occurring all over the world people are realizing how fragile, fleeting, unpredictable, and uncontrollable life really is. No one has any idea what the future holds for them, their family or anyone else. We all just live and hope to remain safe and experience good, happy, enjoyable, and fulfilling experiences, events, and situations. We wish the same for others for the most part unless we feel based on their poor actions or decisions they don’t deserve this. There is very little empathy for people especially if we disagree with how they live their lives and the decisions they have made and/or are make so far that have been detrimental, devastating, and destructive for others and/or themselves.
I truly believe that God continues to use tragic, horrific, terrible situations to awaken us from our slumber, complacency, disregard, deception, and false sense of security. Many people all over the world are hoping and praying that the tragic, devastating, destructive events in life will escape them, their families, and those they care about. That they will be spared bad news related to terminal illness, sickness or disease. That events or experiences whether natural, accidental, unintentional, intentional, consequential that they may encounter due to their own or someone else’s poor decisions, assumptions, deceptions, mistakes, evil intentions or carelessness will escape them. If they find themselves having to face one of these events or experiences, they often speak of how unfair life is or how could “God” allow such things to occur to them or anyone else especially if they result in multiple casualties or deaths. The fact is that as long as there are sinners engaging in sinful activities or not paying attention or considering the consequences of their actions, but simply choosing to “live for the moment”, these events and circumstances will continue to happen and cause harm to many people who have nothing to do with the events, circumstances, experiences and situations that lead up to the unwarranted and devastating events however and whatever they choose to manifest themselves.
The Truth is that some Americans will be spared some of the more tragic events that happen daily around the world and will consider themselves “lucky” or “blessed’ and go on with life, regretting the tragedies they see happening all around them, expressing anger, vengeance and hatred towards the perpetrators or those responsible, but continuing to pursue their own lives, hoping for the best for themselves, those they love and care about and for “good”, “moral”, and “decent” people like them. We all eventually forget about these events especially if they don’t directly impact our lives and continue pursuing and focusing on things that are beneficial and desirable to us, etc. We really believe and convince ourselves that if we manage to escape these horrible experiences and live a moderately good, decent, fun, secure and safe lifestyle… what more could we ask for or should we be concerned with. But the TRUTH is we don’t know the future and we really should spend more time making decisions about things that really matter. Imagine how many times and how many people would seriously consider or wonder about eternal matters if they didn’t realize how unpredictable, fleeting and fragile their lives actually were. If you learned that you only had a month, a week, a day, an hour left to live would you change anything about the way you live, spend your time, energy, and effort pursuing things that have no eternal significance, benefit or value? Regardless of what life you live on earth, when it is over you enter a Godless eternity, what difference would it make? Of course this question is irrelevant if in fact there is no God and when you die you merely return to the earth from which you came. In addition, there is a growing segment of the world population that believe that you will have the opportunity to live your life over after death or that if you kill an enemy of God that you will be guaranteed a paradise of pleasure and indulgence. These people may convince themselves that where they spend eternity has already been addressed or doesn’t apply to them.
Jesus Christ made some very important statements during his limited 3 years of ministry on earth. One of these statements should definitely be considered and NEVER forgotten – “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Mathew 10:28. If there was no need to worry, be concerned with or consider your eternal destiny, why would Jesus make such a statement? Another scripture passage recounts Jesus receiving words of a tragic, evil event and in response to this tragedy recalling another event where people lost their lives through a natural, accidental and unpredictable event, but gave the same response for both- “There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” Luke 13:1-5. The Galileans mentioned were martyred for their beliefs and their blood was mingled with the blood of animals sacrificed to false idols. The crowd thought that Jesus would have been outraged of this act and want revenge, but instead Jesus focused on the bigger issue. He even referred to another event to reinforce the point that he wanted to make. The reason behind the tower in Siloam falling was not even addressed. This could have been due to negligence on the part of the designer or it could have been caused by natural causes or a force of nature. The cause wasn’t address because it wasn’t what Jesus wanted to focus on.
The circumstances leading to ones death, the timing of one’s death, the conditions, characteristics, attributes, etc. are not what matter according to Jesus. He also wanted to indirectly address the question “Why would God all this to happen to “innocent” individuals who had done nothing to deserve their lives being abruptly cut so short due to no fault or actions of their own. He wanted to the crowd to understand that there is no such thing as an innocent person in the eyes of God. We are all sinners in his presence – guilty of sin and worthy of eternal judgment and separation from Him. No one can or will escape this fact. This is why Jesus brought attention to their sinfulness instead of their innocence and wanted to the crowd to understand, know, and realize that they were no better in the eyes of God than the individuals who had died. He also, wanted them to realize that the same or similar thing could have easily happened to any of those present in the crowd. The possibility of natural, intentional, unintentional or accidental events leading to death was not his focus. The only thing that he wanted the crowd to focus on was the state of the person’s soul as it entered into eternity. Did the person(s) address his/her sinful condition making provision for it prior to death? The point being that we are NOT considered sinners in the presence of God because we sin. We sin because we are sinners - born with a propensity and proclivity to engage in sinful actions and activity from birth based on our inherent nature.
Jesus was definitely not belittling or making light of either event, but he was trying to wake people out of their deceptive slumber of complacency and false security. He wanted them to be aware of a more pressing, important, and serious concern with much greater tragic, devastating, and detrimental consequences. Consequences that didn’t just result in death, but eternal suffering being separated from God and all that He is, has and plans for all of us. This was Jesus’ main concern and he wanted to inform people all around him of this pending inevitability unless they (& we) desire and decide to seek help from HIM (and only HIM) to change their pending fate. A key point to note is that even if we could avoid engaging in sinful activity from birth to death or by our own will power and determination cease engaging in sinful acts and activity progressively throughout our life to the state of sinlessness - either condition would make no difference in the presence of God. Apart from placing faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ – based on his birth, life, judgment (on our behalf), death and resurrection (to provide for us new life and power to live it out), we will be considered sinners in the presence of God regardless of the quality or character of the life we live or eventually choose to live. Even if we could avoid sinful acts, actions, and activities, we could not cease from sinful thoughts or intentions. God will consider our acts, thoughts, words, and intentions individually and specifically to determine the condition of our eternal existence, but not the destination of our eternal existence. Our faith (or lack there of) in the Finished and Accepted and Freely given work of Jesus Christ will be the ONLY consideration when determining our eternal destiny. In other words even Hell or eternal separation from God will be manifested differently for all people who die apart from Christ, but no solace, comfort, or consolation should be taken from this fact. Hell will appear to be as Hellish as it could have possibly been based on the individuals experience who finds him/herself there even though others will experience a worse condition of Hell. Also, people might think that this Hellish experience will eventually cease, but this is not the case. Imagine for instance if a bird could travel to the sun, the nearest star or the farthest star from the earth (no one knows where this is). Let’s say that this bird would take one single grain of sand in it’s beak and transport it to one of these final destinations (doesn’t matter which one). By the time the bird has transported every grain of sand from the earth to its final destination, eternity would have just begun. There is no time duration in eternity-it NEVER ends!! Based on this fact it is understandable why Jesus wanted to point out the urgency and importance of everyone, everywhere and for all times to obtain a provision for their (our) sinful condition prior to entering into eternity.
There are tragedies all around us and we hear about them every day. Regardless of whether they directly impact our lives or those we care about, one day we will all experience our last day on earth whether it be due to our decisions and choices in life, someone else’s or no one else’s. The fact remains that one day we will breathe our last breath on earth and enter the realm of the unknown afterwards. We should definitely be concerned with what will be the characteristics and attributes of our life after death. Jesus thought that this was an important consideration and did not want us to disregard, dismiss, or simply ignore it. He wanted us to be informed and know what to expect when this happened so we could respond accordingly. There is far too much at stake which is why he decided to bring this to the attention of the crowds that drew around him so they would not be mistaken, confused or ignorant of this inevitability as far as He was concerned.
After considering his statements, people (as they did then) will continue to disregard, not pay attention to, or just simply ignore his comments and choose to continue to live life as they see fit. They will continue to lie to themselves or believe the lies of others that Jesus didn’t know what he was talking about, or that he was mistaken. Many will choose to believe that He never made any such comments, but deceived, mistaken or malicious religious men attributed them to Him for their own selfish and personal gain. In other words choosing to be believe that men with a desire to incite fear in the hearts of people so that they can be easily controlled by religious dogma and rhetoric, included passages about Hell, satan, and eternal damnation in the Bible. Still others will choose to believe that Jesus was delirious or just simply wrong. In either case, they will choose to acquire and believe the truths of others who are not able to save them from themselves and their sinful ways and definitely not from eternal separation from God who is HOLY, Righteous, and Just. In others words, He CANNOT tolerate or live in the presence of sin or those who possess an inherent sinful nature (all of mankind apart from Jesus Christ).
Most people will simply say - based on their own authority or the authority of someone other than Jesus that there is no such thing as Sin, satan, Hell, Damnation, Judgment, or separation from God. Some will even say there is no God except the God that you have chosen to believe for yourself -possessing the character and nature that benefits you and what you desire and believe. Basically, you are your own god and have the ability to save yourself (if you believe you need saving) and determine your own destiny. Sadly the majority of people all over the world will chose to believe this truth instead of the truth clearly proclaimed by Jesus. Jesus made several other statements during his 3 years of ministry that should be carefully read, meditated on, and seriously considered:
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:23-25
“and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32
“Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice. Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this” John 18:36-38
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. John 8:44-45
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6
In one of the passages above, Pilate had a very interesting response that all people should pay careful attention to. After Jesus said, “Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice” Pilate responded “What is truth?” What an awesome question that we should all ask for ourselves and make it our purpose in life to determine the answer to this most important question. While you live your life this question should NOT be disregarded, ignored, dismissed, or not considered. We must all come to the full knowledge of the truth regardless of what it is since there are definite, pending, long-term consequences for not submitting to it. Truth.. real truth, objective truth is true regardless if anyone believes it or no one believes it. Truth does not depend on anyone believing it for it’s truthfulness and just because someone, anyone or no one believes it that doesn’t make it true. It is true because it is true, apart from everyone - PERIOD.
Many people all over the world seriously and sincerely believe things that are NOT true. They have come to these belief(s) based on their own or someone else’s personal experience, information, intellect, reasoning or determination. NONE of this matters because objective, real truth doesn’t depend on ANY of this and is and will always remain true regardless. Before you or anyone else was born and experienced, reasoned, determined or believed your truth, Truth was already true and not dependent on you or anyone else choosing to believe it’s truthfulness. If the majority or all humans of all generations since the beginning of mankind chose to believe something as true that still would not make it true.
To prove and clarify this point and Fact, let’s say for example that scientist all over the world came to the unanimous decision after serious examination, hours of experiments, extensive research, observations and mathematical calculations that gravity in fact did not exist. As a result of this new found discovery, they began performing demonstrations all over the world dropping various objects from various distances from various heights, participating in many interviews, lectures, speaking engagements exclaiming the fact that gravity did not exist. During these numerous events several people in the crowd began to argue against their beliefs, but the scientist disregarded, ignored, and dismissed their questions, concerns, and issues with this new found discovery and instead responded to them by hurling personal attacks at them, belittling them, making fun of them, and calling them quacks and stupid. The scientist continued their talks and speeches and even began writing books and amassed a large followings of people who also chose to believe as they did - that there was no such thing as gravity and ridiculed, belittled, and made fun of anyone who chose to believe otherwise.
Eventually people - to show their allegiance to this new found truth and convince others of their devotion to this truth, began jumping from various high structures and falling to their death, but the movement continued to grow and many others began to prove their allegiance by doing the same thing. In the face of the growing number of deaths by the devotees, the scientist and proponents of the new found faith continued to proclaim the truth that there was no such thing as gravity and many more died in the name of this truth. They all sincerely believed this and proved their devotion by choosing to die for their beliefs. Regardless of the number of educated scientist, lectures, books written, sincere proponents and devotee deaths, the fact, the truth - regardless of personal experiences, convictions, reasoning, decisions, beliefs, and choices is that GRAVITY does indeed exists!! Has always existed and will continue to exist!!! Regardless of what anyone says or does to prove or convince otherwise. If every human on earth chose to believe that gravity did not exist it would make no difference regardless of how they came to believe this lie – personal experiences, intellectual deduction, reasoning, determinations, decisions, choices, etc. would make no difference. Even isf we all jumped to our death to prove our conviction to our truth, The real, objective, unchanging truth would remain, Gravity exists!!
feel free to comment or include your thougths:
I am sure in light of recent of events occurring all over the world people are realizing how fragile, fleeting, unpredictable, and uncontrollable life really is. No one has any idea what the future holds for them, their family or anyone else. We all just live and hope to remain safe and experience good, happy, enjoyable, and fulfilling experiences, events, and situations. We wish the same for others for the most part unless we feel based on their poor actions or decisions they don’t deserve this. There is very little empathy for people especially if we disagree with how they live their lives and the decisions they have made and/or are make so far that have been detrimental, devastating, and destructive for others and/or themselves.
I truly believe that God continues to use tragic, horrific, terrible situations to awaken us from our slumber, complacency, disregard, deception, and false sense of security. Many people all over the world are hoping and praying that the tragic, devastating, destructive events in life will escape them, their families, and those they care about. That they will be spared bad news related to terminal illness, sickness or disease. That events or experiences whether natural, accidental, unintentional, intentional, consequential that they may encounter due to their own or someone else’s poor decisions, assumptions, deceptions, mistakes, evil intentions or carelessness will escape them. If they find themselves having to face one of these events or experiences, they often speak of how unfair life is or how could “God” allow such things to occur to them or anyone else especially if they result in multiple casualties or deaths. The fact is that as long as there are sinners engaging in sinful activities or not paying attention or considering the consequences of their actions, but simply choosing to “live for the moment”, these events and circumstances will continue to happen and cause harm to many people who have nothing to do with the events, circumstances, experiences and situations that lead up to the unwarranted and devastating events however and whatever they choose to manifest themselves.
The Truth is that some Americans will be spared some of the more tragic events that happen daily around the world and will consider themselves “lucky” or “blessed’ and go on with life, regretting the tragedies they see happening all around them, expressing anger, vengeance and hatred towards the perpetrators or those responsible, but continuing to pursue their own lives, hoping for the best for themselves, those they love and care about and for “good”, “moral”, and “decent” people like them. We all eventually forget about these events especially if they don’t directly impact our lives and continue pursuing and focusing on things that are beneficial and desirable to us, etc. We really believe and convince ourselves that if we manage to escape these horrible experiences and live a moderately good, decent, fun, secure and safe lifestyle… what more could we ask for or should we be concerned with. But the TRUTH is we don’t know the future and we really should spend more time making decisions about things that really matter. Imagine how many times and how many people would seriously consider or wonder about eternal matters if they didn’t realize how unpredictable, fleeting and fragile their lives actually were. If you learned that you only had a month, a week, a day, an hour left to live would you change anything about the way you live, spend your time, energy, and effort pursuing things that have no eternal significance, benefit or value? Regardless of what life you live on earth, when it is over you enter a Godless eternity, what difference would it make? Of course this question is irrelevant if in fact there is no God and when you die you merely return to the earth from which you came. In addition, there is a growing segment of the world population that believe that you will have the opportunity to live your life over after death or that if you kill an enemy of God that you will be guaranteed a paradise of pleasure and indulgence. These people may convince themselves that where they spend eternity has already been addressed or doesn’t apply to them.
Jesus Christ made some very important statements during his limited 3 years of ministry on earth. One of these statements should definitely be considered and NEVER forgotten – “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Mathew 10:28. If there was no need to worry, be concerned with or consider your eternal destiny, why would Jesus make such a statement? Another scripture passage recounts Jesus receiving words of a tragic, evil event and in response to this tragedy recalling another event where people lost their lives through a natural, accidental and unpredictable event, but gave the same response for both- “There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” Luke 13:1-5. The Galileans mentioned were martyred for their beliefs and their blood was mingled with the blood of animals sacrificed to false idols. The crowd thought that Jesus would have been outraged of this act and want revenge, but instead Jesus focused on the bigger issue. He even referred to another event to reinforce the point that he wanted to make. The reason behind the tower in Siloam falling was not even addressed. This could have been due to negligence on the part of the designer or it could have been caused by natural causes or a force of nature. The cause wasn’t address because it wasn’t what Jesus wanted to focus on.
The circumstances leading to ones death, the timing of one’s death, the conditions, characteristics, attributes, etc. are not what matter according to Jesus. He also wanted to indirectly address the question “Why would God all this to happen to “innocent” individuals who had done nothing to deserve their lives being abruptly cut so short due to no fault or actions of their own. He wanted to the crowd to understand that there is no such thing as an innocent person in the eyes of God. We are all sinners in his presence – guilty of sin and worthy of eternal judgment and separation from Him. No one can or will escape this fact. This is why Jesus brought attention to their sinfulness instead of their innocence and wanted to the crowd to understand, know, and realize that they were no better in the eyes of God than the individuals who had died. He also, wanted them to realize that the same or similar thing could have easily happened to any of those present in the crowd. The possibility of natural, intentional, unintentional or accidental events leading to death was not his focus. The only thing that he wanted the crowd to focus on was the state of the person’s soul as it entered into eternity. Did the person(s) address his/her sinful condition making provision for it prior to death? The point being that we are NOT considered sinners in the presence of God because we sin. We sin because we are sinners - born with a propensity and proclivity to engage in sinful actions and activity from birth based on our inherent nature.
Jesus was definitely not belittling or making light of either event, but he was trying to wake people out of their deceptive slumber of complacency and false security. He wanted them to be aware of a more pressing, important, and serious concern with much greater tragic, devastating, and detrimental consequences. Consequences that didn’t just result in death, but eternal suffering being separated from God and all that He is, has and plans for all of us. This was Jesus’ main concern and he wanted to inform people all around him of this pending inevitability unless they (& we) desire and decide to seek help from HIM (and only HIM) to change their pending fate. A key point to note is that even if we could avoid engaging in sinful activity from birth to death or by our own will power and determination cease engaging in sinful acts and activity progressively throughout our life to the state of sinlessness - either condition would make no difference in the presence of God. Apart from placing faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ – based on his birth, life, judgment (on our behalf), death and resurrection (to provide for us new life and power to live it out), we will be considered sinners in the presence of God regardless of the quality or character of the life we live or eventually choose to live. Even if we could avoid sinful acts, actions, and activities, we could not cease from sinful thoughts or intentions. God will consider our acts, thoughts, words, and intentions individually and specifically to determine the condition of our eternal existence, but not the destination of our eternal existence. Our faith (or lack there of) in the Finished and Accepted and Freely given work of Jesus Christ will be the ONLY consideration when determining our eternal destiny. In other words even Hell or eternal separation from God will be manifested differently for all people who die apart from Christ, but no solace, comfort, or consolation should be taken from this fact. Hell will appear to be as Hellish as it could have possibly been based on the individuals experience who finds him/herself there even though others will experience a worse condition of Hell. Also, people might think that this Hellish experience will eventually cease, but this is not the case. Imagine for instance if a bird could travel to the sun, the nearest star or the farthest star from the earth (no one knows where this is). Let’s say that this bird would take one single grain of sand in it’s beak and transport it to one of these final destinations (doesn’t matter which one). By the time the bird has transported every grain of sand from the earth to its final destination, eternity would have just begun. There is no time duration in eternity-it NEVER ends!! Based on this fact it is understandable why Jesus wanted to point out the urgency and importance of everyone, everywhere and for all times to obtain a provision for their (our) sinful condition prior to entering into eternity.
There are tragedies all around us and we hear about them every day. Regardless of whether they directly impact our lives or those we care about, one day we will all experience our last day on earth whether it be due to our decisions and choices in life, someone else’s or no one else’s. The fact remains that one day we will breathe our last breath on earth and enter the realm of the unknown afterwards. We should definitely be concerned with what will be the characteristics and attributes of our life after death. Jesus thought that this was an important consideration and did not want us to disregard, dismiss, or simply ignore it. He wanted us to be informed and know what to expect when this happened so we could respond accordingly. There is far too much at stake which is why he decided to bring this to the attention of the crowds that drew around him so they would not be mistaken, confused or ignorant of this inevitability as far as He was concerned.
After considering his statements, people (as they did then) will continue to disregard, not pay attention to, or just simply ignore his comments and choose to continue to live life as they see fit. They will continue to lie to themselves or believe the lies of others that Jesus didn’t know what he was talking about, or that he was mistaken. Many will choose to believe that He never made any such comments, but deceived, mistaken or malicious religious men attributed them to Him for their own selfish and personal gain. In other words choosing to be believe that men with a desire to incite fear in the hearts of people so that they can be easily controlled by religious dogma and rhetoric, included passages about Hell, satan, and eternal damnation in the Bible. Still others will choose to believe that Jesus was delirious or just simply wrong. In either case, they will choose to acquire and believe the truths of others who are not able to save them from themselves and their sinful ways and definitely not from eternal separation from God who is HOLY, Righteous, and Just. In others words, He CANNOT tolerate or live in the presence of sin or those who possess an inherent sinful nature (all of mankind apart from Jesus Christ).
Most people will simply say - based on their own authority or the authority of someone other than Jesus that there is no such thing as Sin, satan, Hell, Damnation, Judgment, or separation from God. Some will even say there is no God except the God that you have chosen to believe for yourself -possessing the character and nature that benefits you and what you desire and believe. Basically, you are your own god and have the ability to save yourself (if you believe you need saving) and determine your own destiny. Sadly the majority of people all over the world will chose to believe this truth instead of the truth clearly proclaimed by Jesus. Jesus made several other statements during his 3 years of ministry that should be carefully read, meditated on, and seriously considered:
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:23-25
“and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32
“Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice. Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this” John 18:36-38
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. John 8:44-45
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6
In one of the passages above, Pilate had a very interesting response that all people should pay careful attention to. After Jesus said, “Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice” Pilate responded “What is truth?” What an awesome question that we should all ask for ourselves and make it our purpose in life to determine the answer to this most important question. While you live your life this question should NOT be disregarded, ignored, dismissed, or not considered. We must all come to the full knowledge of the truth regardless of what it is since there are definite, pending, long-term consequences for not submitting to it. Truth.. real truth, objective truth is true regardless if anyone believes it or no one believes it. Truth does not depend on anyone believing it for it’s truthfulness and just because someone, anyone or no one believes it that doesn’t make it true. It is true because it is true, apart from everyone - PERIOD.
Many people all over the world seriously and sincerely believe things that are NOT true. They have come to these belief(s) based on their own or someone else’s personal experience, information, intellect, reasoning or determination. NONE of this matters because objective, real truth doesn’t depend on ANY of this and is and will always remain true regardless. Before you or anyone else was born and experienced, reasoned, determined or believed your truth, Truth was already true and not dependent on you or anyone else choosing to believe it’s truthfulness. If the majority or all humans of all generations since the beginning of mankind chose to believe something as true that still would not make it true.
To prove and clarify this point and Fact, let’s say for example that scientist all over the world came to the unanimous decision after serious examination, hours of experiments, extensive research, observations and mathematical calculations that gravity in fact did not exist. As a result of this new found discovery, they began performing demonstrations all over the world dropping various objects from various distances from various heights, participating in many interviews, lectures, speaking engagements exclaiming the fact that gravity did not exist. During these numerous events several people in the crowd began to argue against their beliefs, but the scientist disregarded, ignored, and dismissed their questions, concerns, and issues with this new found discovery and instead responded to them by hurling personal attacks at them, belittling them, making fun of them, and calling them quacks and stupid. The scientist continued their talks and speeches and even began writing books and amassed a large followings of people who also chose to believe as they did - that there was no such thing as gravity and ridiculed, belittled, and made fun of anyone who chose to believe otherwise.
Eventually people - to show their allegiance to this new found truth and convince others of their devotion to this truth, began jumping from various high structures and falling to their death, but the movement continued to grow and many others began to prove their allegiance by doing the same thing. In the face of the growing number of deaths by the devotees, the scientist and proponents of the new found faith continued to proclaim the truth that there was no such thing as gravity and many more died in the name of this truth. They all sincerely believed this and proved their devotion by choosing to die for their beliefs. Regardless of the number of educated scientist, lectures, books written, sincere proponents and devotee deaths, the fact, the truth - regardless of personal experiences, convictions, reasoning, decisions, beliefs, and choices is that GRAVITY does indeed exists!! Has always existed and will continue to exist!!! Regardless of what anyone says or does to prove or convince otherwise. If every human on earth chose to believe that gravity did not exist it would make no difference regardless of how they came to believe this lie – personal experiences, intellectual deduction, reasoning, determinations, decisions, choices, etc. would make no difference. Even isf we all jumped to our death to prove our conviction to our truth, The real, objective, unchanging truth would remain, Gravity exists!!
The same can be said of objective Truth. It is, has been and will remain true regardless of what anyone believes or chooses to believe, determines, or decides. We need to heed what Jesus Christ has clearly stated - in light of the unpredictability, fragility, and temporality of life we should sincerely and seriously determine what “real” truth is. We should question and test the validity of all claims of truth and come to the Full knowledge of “real”, “proven”, “validated”, “eternal”, and “objective” TRUTH. There is way too much at stake if you choose to believe something that isn’t true that is FAR, FAR worse than plunging to your death as a result of believing something that claims to be true, but in fact is NOT TRUE. If you choose to believe in, trust in something that is not true, you must be willing to accept any and all consequences if in fact you are actually believing a lie and was not willing to actually determine what is actually and in fact, TRUE!! Here are a few other biblical passages that should be carefully read, considered, and understood:
“…that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1Timothy 2:2b-4
“The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2 Timothy 2:9-12
“But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” 2 Peter 3:8-9
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” I Corinthians 15:1-3
“Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” I Corinthians 15:12-19
“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”” John 14:6
It is my sincere and earnest Prayer that you come to the full and real knowledge of the Truth. Not personal truth regardless of sincerity or earnestness on your part, but Objective, Real, Proven, Trustworthy, and TRUE Truth…. AMEN and thanks for your time and consideration. Have a great day!
“…that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1Timothy 2:2b-4
“The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2 Timothy 2:9-12
“But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” 2 Peter 3:8-9
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” I Corinthians 15:1-3
“Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” I Corinthians 15:12-19
“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”” John 14:6
It is my sincere and earnest Prayer that you come to the full and real knowledge of the Truth. Not personal truth regardless of sincerity or earnestness on your part, but Objective, Real, Proven, Trustworthy, and TRUE Truth…. AMEN and thanks for your time and consideration. Have a great day!
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