Truth is essential to any successful human relationship, but it is widely recognized that truth is the ingredient sadly lacking in today's world. What is not understood, and very seldom addressed, is the direct connection between the abandonment of truth and the embracing of violence and evil.

The Apostle Paul made a sweeping statement concerning God's wrath against those "who hinder truth in unrighteousness," (Romans 1:18), explaining that they who refused to glorify God and give Him thanks, "became vain in their reasonings and their senseless heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise they became fools (Rom. 1:21-22) ... and exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator." (Rom. 1:25). There follows a list of evil actions, including homosexuality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness...murder, strife, deceit, malignity, haters of God, etc. (Rom. 1:24-31)

How can one explain the intentional portrayal of gross filth and the glorification of ugliness through movies and television, other than the fact that it is the product of evil minds who love darkness? The organized effort to destroy the Christian culture and replace it with a savagely violent and unspeakably immoral way of life can only be explained as the work of evil people who despise the truth of Christ and hate all those (Christians) who seek to live by it.

This hostility toward Christ and truth not only has its reaction in the persecution of Christians, but it has a devastating effect upon the unbelievers themselves who are in rebellion against God, leaving them frustrated, insecure, burdened with guilt and struggling against fears.

Often they are further confused with "self-help" exercises, such as self-actualization, self-healing, self-love, etc., seeking the solution that can come only when they submit to the Creator's truth as given through Jesus His Son.

(Reprinted from Number 363, February 1994 issue of "The Testimony of Truth" with permission from "People of the Living God")

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