John 8:31 – 36  Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;  32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.  33They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?  34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.  36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

In 1992 there was a movie released which coined a popular phrase “You can't handle the truth!” The name of the movie is A few Good Men. I have never seen the movie and after reading some of the dialogue from the script I have no desire to. I have used that phrase on more that one occasion. Today I use it again, not to promote a movie, but to show how the world “can’t handle the truth”.

I have had the title of today’s post in my head for a few days now. This morning it seemed as if God was putting it together for me. Can you handle the truth? If not you better stop reading now.

The world believes that there was a big bang and life began. The truth is: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

The world believes that we evolved from monkeys. The truth is: “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

The world believes that all of the craters, caverns and canyons were caused from millions and millions of years of erosion. The Truth is: There was a great flood And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. The flood changed the landscape of the earth.

The world believes that it is okay for men to be with men and women with women. The truth is: it is an abomination. “But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.” “Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;” Genesis 19:24.

The world believes there is not a God. The truth is: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  Our Lord and Savior suffered death, hell and the grave for our sins, for our salvation, for our eternal life.

The world believes one sin may not be as bad as it used to be if they believe in sin at all. The truth is: sin is sin. Call it what it is. If it was sin 2,000 years ago it is still sin today. This belief may catch a few Christians who tend to look the other way. I pray that you don’t get caught up in that belief.

Does this mean I am perfect? No, not in the flesh, it just means I am forgiven. I even take that and abuse it. We all abuse the love and kindness that God supplies.

The truth is one day every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess, but it will be too late for those who rejected the salvation of our Lord and Savior.

The truth is one day the dead in Christ will rise and join together with God and all the redeemed. Death and hell will be dumped into the lake of fire and this earth shall be destroyed.

32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Are you free today? Has the truth set you free? 36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

 

God Bless You!

Brent