How does humanity lose sight of Absolute Truth?
We could trace a thousand histories, but let's look at the deception of the individual. Man is a microcosm of society.
For the individual, here's how TRUTH DECAYS. 🧵
In the beginning…God authored Creation:
God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. But He creates individuals who may choose otherwise.
Satan authored Confusion:
Wishing to be like God–but not in character–Satan presented a 'new perspective' on the forbidden tree.
Confusion began with Satan.
"Yea, hath God said?"
Now we're not so sure. Did we miss something? Did God omit something? Are these other claims true?
Using the Ultimate Foolish Question, Satan asserts equality with God.
NO! not equal. Divisive? Yes…departing from the living God.
God authors creation. Satan authors confusion.
Given a choice between two lights, Creator God vs the Angel of enLIGHTenment, man had to make a call.
He should have brought God back into the conversation to clarify, but he chose a back-room deal with an alternative light source.
Man does so to this day, but less in back rooms.
To this day, Adam's race uses the rationale,
"We've heard both sides now. We're smart enough to figure it out all by ourselves."
Leaning on our own understanding, much? Prov 3:5
This pride leads to the unholy mixture of man-made religions, proprietary blends of truth and error.
When mankind has Absolute Truth, the path is simple. Then Lies come and complicate matters. Pretty soon everything is relative, and when Truth is Relative, anything could be a lie, and man is left to pick his preferred narrative, playing the Arbiter of Truth to his fellow man.
What man loves guides his choice of arbitrary truth.
Basically, passion drives practice, and practice drives preaching.
Anyone who counters his covetous conceits risks his wrath and/or rebellion.
Jesus said, “If the light that is in you be darkness, how great is that darkness!”
This is a searing depiction of the reprobate mind.
Do not mistake darkness for “spiritual meat.” Don't even start.
You will "spit out the bones"? Dogs tend to gnaw on bones. Don't try dog food.
How do we stay grounded in truth?
Put down roots by putting it into practice.
Truth defines what is best; Love desires what is best.
We can get proud of our knowledge of truth (1 Cor 8:1b), but when we practice truth in love, we grow in faith and humility, vital amid the chaos.
~ Eric Druist
This was first posted to social media on 12-18-24.
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