I am sure you have heard someone say, “This is my truth.” Our culture has become a company of people who think that their truth is the right truth and the only truth. What does the word truth actually mean? Facts. The opposite of truth is a lie.
We can look at truth in a very simple way. The opposite of truth is a lie. So if someone steals a candy bar, what is the truth? They stole the candy bar. What is “their truth?” They didn’t steal the candy bar but rather they were hungry and had to have something to eat and the candy bar was right there so they took it and ate it without paying for it. The truth is the stolen candy bar. The lie is they didn’t steal the candy bar, they satisfied their hunger.
Bethany Christian Services came out and said that they would allow LGBTQ people to adopt children.
I have had two thoughts about this and these thoughts have been about so much that is happening in our culture today.
“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator…” (Romans 1:25).
The truth of God can be found in the Bible. This is the only truth that does not change based on our whims and passing fancies. God is faithful and His truth is unchangeable.
Why is living our lives based on truth rather than on changing truth (lies) so important?
IT IS STABLE!
As I consider these children that grow up in homes that have 2 mommies or 2 daddies or a mom and a dad that are one day a mom and another day a dad, I felt such strong compassion for these children that are going to grow up in a home that is fraught with confusion.
Kids need and want stability.
I remember when our girls were young and I would be gone and their dad would be taking care of them. If he gave them the wrong sippy cup, their world fell apart. That was just a sippy cup.
God created the world and designed it to have a man and a women get married and have children. That was God’s design. So when we as creatures change the design there will be only confusion on the part of these children.
What happens when the truth is exchanged? Confusion.
My second thought that we as believers need to remember is that we are in a battle. I forget this most days. Most days I want life to be easy and I don’t want to be in a battle. Am I not worshipping my idol of comfort and ease of life? (See my last blog post)
“Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. …Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth…” (Eph. 6:12-14).
The families that came to this country wanted to be able to teach their children the truth of God’s Word. As we trace through our country’s history we see that so often God’s truth has been mixed with man’s truth. When we do this we are “…serving the creature not the Creator…” (Rom. 1:25).
So what must we do? Stand up for God’s truth.
Bethany Christian Services is trying to mix God’s truth – “Care for the orphans” (James 1:27) with man’s truth – a family is any 2 people who profess love for each other.
When we mix truths there is confusion.
We are in a battle, and we must with kindness and gentleness fight for the truth, God’s truth.
Thank you, Danna, for your insight. I received an email from Franklin Graham regarding the Equality Act, which will be voted on in the near future. He’s encouraging all voters to contact their congressmen and encourage them to vote NO on this bill. The title of the legislation sounds helpful, but the basis of it is to allow protection to the LGBTQ community and tie the hands of businesses, churches, medical practices, etc, that provide services to the public and will be punished if they object to giving special privileges to groups they disagree with on a morality basis. I just emailed our Ohio congressmen to express my objection to the Equality Act. I would encourage others to do the same. It’s easy to do. Just Google the name of your congressmen. You can go to their email and express your feelings. We can’t sit on our hands and ignore this legislation. Also please pray for the defeat of this outrageous legislation. We are losing our freedoms every day.
Thank-you so much for keeping us informed.