Saying too little

Tuesday, August 14. 2007

I've never been accused of saying too little. But I'm afraid most of what I've said over the years has been worthless. I've talked about a lot of mediocre movies or TV shows. I've argued about beliefs or convictions. I've smooth-talked a few girls. And that pretty much sums it up.

This past week, I've struggled with saying something that I felt was just about as important as anything I've ever said. I have tried to stop standing up for my convictions. My convictions don't really matter all that much. The truth is so much more important than what I "believe." Standing up for the truth should be easy. And it's certainly straightforward, but that doesn't mean it doesn't take any less courage. Especially when the person fighting the truth is supposed to be of like faith.

Even a little dirt muddies the water. So isn't one lie among a lot of truth still too important to let slide?

Posted by Ray in Truth at 06:46 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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I'm a little confused. How can you stand up for truth without standing up for your convictions and beliefs? Are your convictions and beliefs (at least in the realm of the Eternal) not based on objective truth (i.e. God's Word)?

It is true that, it is not our believing in something or being convinced of it that makes it true (it is true regardless of our belief . . . c.f. Romans 3:4a). However, by proclaiming something to be truth, you have basically proclaimed that you believe it to be true/truth.

Maybe I'm just misunderstanding the post

#1 Joel (Homepage) on 2007-08-14 13:14 (Reply)

I meant that there are some things that I believe, my personal convictions. Things that are not "clearly stated" in scripture. Applications vs. interpretations... Those things I don't need to defend. I need to live them out.

But when it comes to the absolute truths, I must defend them. I must stand up and ask the questions I don't want to ask. I must say a little more. I must push the issue because it is truth. And I refuse to stray from the faith (1 Tim. 6:20, 21).

#1.1 Ray (Homepage) on 2007-08-14 20:35 (Reply)

I think I see what Ray means. Those "personal convictions" that are not "clearly stated" in Scripture, such as cloning to use a safe topic

, are personal convictions.

So I think you are saying Ray that you are going to spend your energies on those things that are definite Truth, clearly stated in Scripture, such as the deity of Christ, instead of spending time debating the "non-important issues", such as whether or not girls should wear pants.

However, what's incredible about God's Word is that even when such contemporary "gray areas" come up, we have Truthful Biblical principles to follow to help us make those decisions.

#2 Art on 2007-08-17 05:01 (Reply)

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