Love Truth Blog

Everybody has a story to tell. Whether the narrative tells about love, gender, sex, race, politics, economics, astronomy, science, faith, theology, philosophy or something else, all these comprise the stories we tell. Everyone is a storyteller. We tell stories in an attempt to make sense of the world we live. Some storytellers are better than others. Some stories are more fact than fiction, whereas others are more fiction than fact. All stories are ultimately rooted in the worldview we possess. Worldviews are like the spectacles that we wear to see the world around us. James Sire indicates “A worldview is a set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be true, partially true or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basis make up of our world” [1]. Our worldviews are built around answers to questions about ultimate reality: Can I know truth? Is the universe I perceive real or an illusion? If the universe is real, is

“If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me” (Matt. 19:21) [1]. These are extreme words from the Messiah which the rich man could hardly stomach. Matthew tells us is that the rich man walked away with sorrow. Rather than calling people to take vows of poverty, the Jesus sought to leave the young man and the disciples overhearing the conversation with the understanding that if there ever was going to be salvation for Israel, it would be on God’s terms, and that Messiah’s ministry was intricately woven together with that salvation. The rich young man got into a discussion with Jesus on the matter of eternal life. Ancient Israelites would have connected everlasting life with Judgment Day. Daniel was told, “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt” (Dan. 12:2). Jesus then takes the rich man to the place wh

These are the times when few want to be told they are wrong about anything... ...but only those who can receive correction will be in the right state to move on toward the next level. Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed  (Prov. 27:5).  ~ WGN