Friday, September 12, 2008

Truth

"All truth is not equal." Truth may be matter of fact, but certain truths play a bigger role in bringing LifeChange in our lives. In 1 Corinthians 13:13, it talks about faith, hope and love, but the greatest being love. In Matthew 23:23, Jesus is drilling the Pharisees because they tithed, but they were neglecting the "weightier provisions of the law; justice and mercy and faithfullnes." I could tell my kids the truths from God's Word from the book of Leviticus and all the rules the people followed, but it would most likely not bring any LifeChange. If I share with them about love and how we live that out among their friends and in our neighborhood, that can bring LifeChange. All that to say, we need to give people the truth that they need to bring Life Change. I hope that rambling made sense. I would love some thoughts.

1 comment:

Dave Kidd said...

Yeah. Leviticus 15 would be rough...
Teaching/Sharing/Preaching for Content instead of Life Change is a trap that is all-too-often practiced. Knowledge without "buy-in" is, well, just knowledge.
As always - Great Post!