Just read this prophetic quote from Pastor John Piper. It was written in 1992 and has such great significance for those today who would speak biblical truth on any subject in this politically correct society. It doesnt matter what your intentions are and what your words mean. All that matters is that someone claims to feel put down when you speak a truth that they dont share. So in the new authority of our day the victim is always right. Because they know infallibly whether they feel put down or not. And there is no defense against this authority because all your protests about your true intention or the loving value of truth are vetoed by the new absolute, namely, of how people feel about what you say. And so if you say, for example, that there are not two covenants between man and God: one for Jews and one for Christians, but there is only one covenant and one way to be reconciled to God, then your claim to truth will be vetoed by the new authority as intolerant, disrespectful, undemocratic, unpluralistic, offensive, anti-Semitic, and dangerous. The issue of truth will not even be raised. The issue is: how will it make people feel? And, how arrogant will it make you look?
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:53:49 +0000
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