The Offensive Truth: Relativism and Our Kids

Breakpoint with Chuck Colson ^ | 6/20/2007 | Chuck Colson

[Elsie]

What’s the problem with being afraid to speak the truth?

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[Elsie]

Revisionist Italian foods are sinful!!

Return to the fold of Pasta (SBUI) and the Great FSM will forgive!

[Elsie]

Liberals think it’s okay to seek truth as long as you never find it.

 

2 Timothy 3

 1.  But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
 2.  People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
 3.  without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
 4.  treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God--
 5.  having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
 6.  They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
 7.  always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.

[Elsie]

Evil triumphs when good people do nothing.

HEY!!

That'd make a good bumper sticker!

[fr_freak]

If you truly believe in the flying spaghetti monster, than I expect you to preach it to the world, not hide your beliefs in the closet, or preach some wishy-washy “other pastas may be valid” kind of philosophy.

[JamesP81]

For example, this particular group would pray all the time for “things” to be delivered to them. They’d have collections for the poor. They’d make sweeping statements, such as, “We’re here to honor God.” They were always smiling and mentioning God. That seemed to be the extent of their “Christianity”. For the life of me, in two years with them, I couldn’t figure out what else they stood for. My kids were baffled, too.

There are many that their faith is merely a tool for them to feel good about themselves. For them, it is not about serving the Living God, it's about feeling good about themselves.

[WKUHilltopper]

“I was dismayed a while back when I learned that a Barna survey found that “less than one out of every ten churched teenagers has a biblical worldview.”

Pffft! What rock have you been living under?

[Mr. Silverback]

For me, caring about others means being judgmental and helping people get on to the right path, and telling them when they are on the wrong path.

Yeah, how compassionate is it to avoid telling your neighbor his house is house is on fire because it might stress him out?

[Vanders9]

Long ago, when I wasnt in faith, I remember clearly praying “God, if you do exist, if you are there, show yourself to me. Let me know you are there”.

I don’t believe that anyone can make a prayer lke that, and really mean it, and not have it answered.

[Elsie]

Amen!

[uptoolate]

What drew you to pray?

[Vanders9]

I can’t remember the exact circumstances now. I didn’t get an immediate answer, the whole process went on over several months, as indeed it often does.

I can remember feeling quite depressed with my life, about the direction is wasn’t going. Various faithful Christians were witnessing to me, in a very gentle manner.

[Mr. Silverback]

“One young lady had met with her pastor, who told her no one can be sure of truth”

When i read that part I shuddered for that pastor, because I recalled what it says in the Bible about teachers being judged more strictly. I pray he wises up.

[stephenjohnbanker]

We need alot of prayers these days. Tough times for Christians and patriots.

[Mr. Silverback]

As long as the kids themselves think Christianity is true what’s the problem?

How are you missing this? They either don't really believe Christianity is true or they don't know the basics of their own religion! It is a core tenet of Christianity that Jesus Christ is the one way to salvation. These kids are like Buddhists who think Nirvana is just a band Kurt Cobain used to be in.

[Mr. Silverback]

We must teach...no, instill...no, wait, ram this down the throats of our children or we will all perish!

I'm fascinated to know which thing you consider to be "ramming down the throats" of children. Is it the attendance at the voluntary after-school club that is "ramming" or is it telling a non-believer that your religion will save their soul that is "ramming?" Or, was it ramming when the teacher told these kids they could opt out of the activity if they weren't comfortable with it?

You see coercion where ther is none. Ask yourself why.

[Mr. Silverback]

Pontius Pilate would have agreed. (”What is truth?”)

Very well put!

[Mr. Silverback]

Seriously? I should accept Jesus because 10 years ago “Guy Cramer” wrote a piece using incomprehensible language and math claiming to prove that the Old Testament correctly predicted the date of Israel’s independence?

No, you should accept Christ because you're a sinner and desperately need His love. You should accept Christ not because you might die tonight, but because you will live tomorrow, and the day after that...

[Mr. Silverback]

What's the problem with being afraid to speak the truth?

Direct hit!

[Mr. Silverback]

My late husband was a Catholic. The priest visited me when he died and looked at me aghast, knowing that I am a saved Pentecostal Christian, “Do you mean you believe in the resurrection?” He asked. I couldn’t believe it. He was probably in his 30’s, and this was 12 years ago. The Seminaries don’t teach em like they used to I guess.

Oy vey!