We live in an age that seems uncertain about the whole idea of truth. The very word “truth” is often placed in quotation marks, as if it were a quaint notion no longer taken seriously, except by old-fashioned folk and “fundamentalists.” In such an age, it is interesting that we still prize “learning” as much as we do. One can’t help but remember Paul’s description of certain ones who were “always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” When we seek to learn, we must seek more than the acquirement of various “perspectives.” It is actual TRUTH that we seek, and if our minds are open (as they certainly should be), it is only that we may close them again on something solid. But it is even more than truth that we should seek. We should seek to OBEY whatever truth we acquire. A real relationship with God is an active affair that involves not merely knowing, but doing. On one occasion, Jesus brought His listeners up short with this statement: “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46). True seekers are not content until their knowledge has moved them to godly action. What is learned in the library must be lived in the neighborhood.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:56:36 +0000