Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Defend the Truth


Do you know the truth well enough to stand firm in it and defend it?

October’s Awakening, Day 12:

Not to oppose error, is to approve of it, and not to defend truth is to suppress it, and indeed to neglect to confound evil men, when we can do it, is no less a sin than to encourage them.

 -Pope Felix III

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Luke 6:45 NIV

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. Romans 2:7-10 NIV



            Standing up for the truth and defending it in our day and age can be quite daunting, especially if we are unsure of what the truth really is. We must know in our heart and know in our mind what the undiluted truth is and be prepared to stand firm in it. We don’t have to be aggressive, nor do we need to be belligerently dogmatic, and we should be understanding and compassionate, but we need not be overly compromising or permissive. After all, truth is something every one of us should know and live by. As we will shortly see, a world without truth is a troubled and evil world indeed.

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