Carl Williams 'The Truth' |
Carl Williams was a proud
boxer that tried to intimidate opponents with his bravado. He fought the best
fighters at the time and his record was 30 victories and 10 losses with 1 no
contest.
He lost a bout with Mike Tyson by a TKO; he never landed an official
blow before the match was stopped.
It would seem that Carl was
only 75% truth for he lost one fourth of his fights.
I admit that this “Better
than the truth” in politics - - we only get about 25% truth. Being Politically Correct is NOT always the Truth.
There is another issue with
the truth which is “Opinion truth.” Its
not absolute truth but truth modified by opinion which has been shaped by
personal desires.
This is what college students
receive from some professors of philosophy especially.
We would like to think that
science would be a bastion of truth but experience has taught us that science
is a work in progress and subject to change.
True love and friendship, ah
yes but how dependable it that?
We have come to use what may
be called “Get by truth” which works well enough for me; it gets me by in daily
life.
And then we come to the
Gospel! Surly here we find the truth!
Well that depends on whether it is that which was delivered at the
beginning or a revised version of it.
Jude 1:3-4 Beloved, when I gave all
diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to
write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith
which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in
unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men,
turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness.
Today I believe there are men
of the same cloth, the same divisiveness teaching only part of the truth mixed
with error. Others leave out parts of
the Bible they personally don’t agree with.
This places the burden upon
you and me to search the scriptures for ourselves to see if what we are hearing
measures up to THE TRUTH of GOD.
Luke 8:18
Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does
not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.” You can lose what you have by believing
someone’s half lie.
“Keep thy heart with all diligence, the mind from vanity, the
understanding from error, the will from perverseness, the conscience clear of
guilt, the affections from being inordinate and set on evil objects.” (Gill)
Proverbs 4:23 Guard
your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
This post is shared at “Tell Me a True Story.”
Well, I'm a Jude addict. He's been one of my favorites for years. Thank you for sharing so many things, so many ways. Blessings...
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