Tag: Truth

Political Correctness and the censorship of the truth

I have a few vague memories of political correctness as a child. All of these memories center around what terms were to be used when referring to a race. At least, in the eyes of a child, it seemed like it was all about avoiding needlessly offending people, which is a reasonable goal. However, as time has gone by and the PC movement has grown, it has taken on a completely new agenda. In recent years, it has become a demand that you don’t say anything that might hurt, offend or otherwise make anyone within a 500 mile radius even the least bit uncomfortable, even if what you are saying is the truth. In fact, in this new PC culture the truth holds little to no weight, because the focus is all about people’s feelings. More on that later.

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Expecting the Blind to See

Have you ever seen or heard a non-Christian speaking about God or the Bible, perverting the message and twisting the words in a way to make it seem ignorant, bigoted and completely unbelievable? Is it a Facebook post where someone is arguing that Christians are hateful and unloving based on our biblical worldview? How do you feel when you see that? How do you react to it? Does it make you mad? Do you lash out and put them down for their ignorant point of view? Do you point out their lack of understanding? Do you jump into attack mode or do you remain silent and move on?

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Age of Information

Peering through the looking glass
Staring down the hole
But we don’t call this place wonderland
So forget all you know
In the age of information
There is so much we can learn
But we just look it up on Google
Never bother to confirm
Libraries are just mausoleums
Of a forgotten time
When people searched for the truth
Simply as a matter of pride
Now we just rely on wiki
With all sources unknown
But still we just accept it
Like it was written in stone
We’ve replaced the requirement
Of a college degree
With meaningless quotes
From our idols of the silver screen
There’s nobody left researching
We want our facts at a glimpse
So welcome to the age of information
And the death of common sense

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How to Debate an Atheist

Let’s face it, nobody likes to lose. Regardless if it is a sport, a game, or a debate, we all want to be on the winning side when it is all over. However, when it comes to an argument or debate, the decision of who won is often left to the perception of the people involved. Meaning, if I debate a topic with you, unless one of us manages to change the other person’s opinion, we will both likely walk away feeling like we won. As Christians, when we debate anybody concerning God, Jesus and the Bible, we need to be really careful in deciding what our intentions are. Are we just trying to prove how smart we are, make ourselves feel better, show off our biblical knowledge or are we genuinely trying to bring them to know Jesus Christ? Since I believe the goal of all Christians should be to bring people to Christ, which is the type of winning I am going to cover in this article. If you are simply attempting to show you know more than your opponent, you may not find the contents of this article all that helpful.

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Stop “Interpreting” the Bible!

I have heard it said many times that the Bible is up for interpretation, but that simply isn’t the truth. The Bible is a book written as a message from God to us. God has stated that every word of it is true and useful for teaching. He has told us that it is complete and cannot be changed (Deuteronomy 4:2, Proverbs 30:6 and Revelations 22:18-19). God said what He said, and He meant what He said. I have no problem with the Bible being translated into a language or jargon that is easier to understand. I don’t typically read from a King James Bible; so I’m clearly not one to say it is the only “real Bible”. Although, I do think it is generally a good idea to reference different translations when studying scripture.

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LOVE Vs. love

Love is quite possibly one of the most constantly discussed topics in the world. It is one of, if not the most, commonly used theme in entertainment media: music, movies, novels, poems, TV shows, and even games. It is the main theme of the Bible. I consider the Bible to be the greatest love story ever told; the story of how much God loves all of us. However, it is also a topic of much dissension and confusion. Jesus’ final command to us was to love each other; reminding us that people would know we were His followers by how we loved. The world is clearly obsessed with the idea of love; a quick listen to the radio or a study of recent movie releases will quickly confirm that. The post-modern Christian movement even bases their entire belief system on loving and accepting everyone. Love is important to all three groups, so why can’t any of us really seem to agree on much when it comes to love? How can one topic cause so many arguments?

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The Unfiltered Truth About Christianity

I had the idea to write this post awhile ago. I wanted to write something that explained, for struggling believers and non-believers, what Christianity was really all about. Initially, I planned on putting together a lot of research that helped to prove God’s existence. I was going to attempt to give information to try and dispel some of the popular myths that attempt to stand against the Bible. I actually had a basic outline and was just simply looking for resources. However, while I was doing all this and researching what questions I needed to answer, I started to realize that isn’t what God is all about. God isn’t about facts and proof. He isn’t about information, science, history, logic or reasoning. He is about a relationship. He is about experiences. He is about love. Now, before all the non-believers start to think this is a post where I am admitting that God can’t handle the scrutiny of science, history, logic and reasoning and click the “x” in the corner; I would like to ask that you just read what I have to say with as open a heart and mind as you can muster.

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