SEPARATION FROM TRUTH

SEPARATION FROM TRUTH        

2Peter [MKJV] 3:9  The Lord is not slow concerning His promise, as some count slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not purposing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

  In my experience separation from the truth has most often been my being lied to or facts withheld. It’s also been a matter of knee-jerk emotion and intellectual laziness on my part, a scenario of not going after the whole story.

  The recent issue of immigrant family separations is an illustrative case in point. (For the record: I’m against separating families unless abuse is involved.) I have yet to read statistics on how many families are being separated or how many children arrived at the border sans parents or elders: children suffering deliberate separation by their family in the hope of better life through USA acceptance.

  Lies and/or fact withholding pertaining to acceptance and deliverance never have been a part of God’s Message. One of God’s penman explains:

We want each of you to prove that you're working hard so that you will remain confident until the end.

Then, instead of being lazy, you will imitate those who are receiving the promises through faith and patience. God made a promise to Abraham. Since he had no one greater on whom to base his oath, he based it on himself. He said, "I will certainly bless you and give you many descendants." So Abraham received what God promised because he waited patiently for it. When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments. God wouldn't change his plan. He wanted to make this perfectly clear to those who would receive his promise, so he took an oath. God did this so that we would be encouraged. God cannot lie when he takes an oath or makes a promise. These two things can never be changed. Those of us who have taken refuge in him hold on to the confidence we have been given. We have this confidence as a sure and strong anchor for our lives. This confidence goes into the holy place behind the curtain where Jesus went before us on our behalf. He has become the chief priest forever in the way Melchizedek was a priest. (GW Hebrews chapter 6)

  We may or may not ever get the complete story from either political party or media. They having a keen interest in manipulation. God is not so. From God we do have the facts of life and death. It is and always shall be so. And on the question of present and eternal separation, as ever the choice is ours. (Jn.19:27-28; 2Pt.3:9)

EBB4   Friday, June 22, 2018