UNACCEPTABLE TRUTH

UNACCEPTABLE TRUTH

Tuesday, July 30, 2013
 
Matthew [CEV] 7:13-14 [Jesus said] Go in through the narrow gate. The gate to destruction is wide, and the road that leads there is easy to follow. A lot of people go through that gate. 14 But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it.

Humanist John Dewey (1859-1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform, especially in historical changes to public schools, was co-author and signer of the Humanist Manifesto 1 (1933). He declared, "There is no God and there is no soul. Hence, there are no needs for the props of traditional religion. With dogma and creed excluded, then immutable truth is also dead and buried. There is no room for fixed, natural law or moral absolutes."

  There are those that have and do now say there is no such thing as absolute truth. Some saying "No one knows what the absolute truth is." as a statement of absolute truth.

  Confused yet?

  Are there truths that people believe but reject? There are. Considering truths about relationships, finance, health, habit, it is done all the time. We know this as we all have observed and personally have done so; this in itself a truth we too often reject.

  Is it possible for individuals to reject the truth about Jesus? Yes, in large numbers; doing so in unbelief with their many arguments against His being. (Mt.7:13-14; Jn.14:6)

  Is it possible for individuals to believe what is recorded in Scripture (2Tim.3:16) and reject the Truth?

Indeed it is.

  Truth is not always rejected because of unbelief.

  Consider Isaiah 14:12-15 and James 2:17-20. “How you [Lucifer] have fallen from heaven, you morning star, son of the dawn! How you have been cut down to the ground, you conqueror of nations! You thought, "I'll go up to heaven and set up my throne above God's stars. I'll sit on the mountain far away in the north where the gods assemble. I'll go above the top of the clouds. I'll be like the Most High." But you've been brought down to Sheol, to the deepest part of the pit.” . . . “… faith by itself is dead if it doesn't cause you to do any good things. Another person might say, "You have faith, but I do good things." Show me your faith apart from the good things you do. I will show you my faith by the good things I do. You believe that there is one God. That's fine! The demons also believe that, and they tremble with fear. You fool! Do you have to be shown that faith which does nothing is useless?”

  Indeed there were and are those that now do not deny the truth so far as belief, but decide that the truth does not suit them, choosing not to trust and rely on God, opting to attempt life as king rather than bow before the King. They do so not as a matter of unbelief of fact, but as a matter of love. (Jn.3:19-20) EBB4

 
PS: There is Humanist Manifesto I, II, and III, and other documents of such ilk. “The central theme of all three manifestos is the elaboration of a philosophy and value system which does not necessarily include belief in any personal deity or "higher power", although the three differ considerably in their tone, form, and ambition. Each has been signed at its launch by various prominent members of academia and others who are in general agreement with its principles.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanist_manifesto