Truth is
defined as that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality. There is
something very refreshing and freeing about truth, because it does not change. Truth
is non-negotiable; it is not affected by peoples’ view of it, and it does not
take other positions into consideration; it stands alone. If it took other
positions into consideration, there’d be no truth; it will cease to exist, and sadly,
there’ll be only conflicting ideas that lead to chaos. Consequently, there will be no need for law
enforcement of any kind in society; everyone will be free to live out his or
her own truth. What a messy world that would be!
The Bible says, “The earth is
the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it” (Psalm
24:1 NIV). Will this fact change because someone insists there is no God? Of
course not! If a child says to his parents, “You are not my parents,” would
that change the fact that they really are, and could produce documents to prove
it? Certainly not!
If you live on planet earth, anywhere
in the world, you belong to God, and it behooves you to listen to what He says.
One of the most basic things He wants us to pay attention to, has to do with our
relationship with Him through His Son, Jesus. In reference to Jesus, the Bible
says, “To those who believed in His (Jesus) name, He gave the right to become
children of God” (John 1:14 NIV). Do you believe in His name? Until you believe
in Him, you are not His child; you are His creation, and of course, you are free
to disagree with His claim of ownership on your life.
If you do not wish to be a
child of God, then you are all set; you don’t have to do anything different
from what you are already doing. On the other hand, if you’d like to be a child
of God, you’ll need to ask God for forgiveness of your sin through Jesus. Disagreeing
with this process of adoption is very unproductive, because disagreement is not
an acceptable excuse for unbelief. It won’t exempt you from accountability. It
will only place you in the category of unbelief for which the consequence is
already spelled out. It goes like this, “Whoever believes in Him is not
condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has
not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son” (John 3:18 NIV).
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