A Convenient Truth

I am a proponent of “absolute truth,” although it seems this has become relative today, as one person's truth is another person’s lie. It is as if we are all living in alternate realities.

Is this possible? Can there be more than one truth? It would certainly appear to be so.

I have had conversations with people I believe are intelligent and thoughtful and walked away confused by how far apart we are on so many issues.

What appears clear to one is nothing of the sort to another.

The need for free thinking and independent thought is critical, but the willingness to limit our search for truth to a single mindset or perspective is not independent or thoughtful.

It is as if we have become so concerned with how someone else may perceive us that we are willing to see the truth as fluid and changing with culture. This should be alarming, but the outrage is more likely to be seen if you disagree that truth changes or evolves.

“A Convenient Truth” seems to be what people seek today. This can be seen in our willingness to ignore the truth for fear of being seen as uncaring or unkind.

The evidence for my contention can be seen in the reality that many are being allowed to claim a truth or version of the truth that is harming not only those around them but also themselves.

Though inconvenient and sometimes uncomfortable, the willingness to speak the truth in love cannot be overstated. If we are kind, caring, and loving, we will be willing to do so for the good of the person or people because we love them.

It is the same as a parent raising a child. The correction given when done to point the child to the truth about right and wrong is done as an act of love.

If this is true, then not speaking the truth is neither loving nor kind.

The complex issues of our day where relative truth has taken root are doing more harm than good. This can be seen in the confusion and pain of those struggling with issues of gender, sexuality, and the like.

Taking a position where we speak the truth will never be popular, but I submit it is the most caring thing we can do. The well-being of everyone hinges on the willingness of each of us to care enough to tell the truth, not with a holier-than-though attitude but with an attitude-filled empathy and compassion.

Can we do this? Can we speak the truth even when doing so makes you a target of those who do not want to be inconvenienced by that truth?

I will close by saying that although it may not be convenient to hear, “A Convenient Truth” may be no truth at all!  

3 John 1:4, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.