And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. (John 14.16-17)
The world tries to tell us there is no truth, only personal opinions. Truth has been replaced by “truth-i-ness”. If it seems true to you or to me, then it must be. Truth is only approximate truth, “inclusive” of a wide range of perspectives.
In the face of this, the exclusive truth of God’s Word seems downright intolerant, even volatile. But those of us who have been transformed by the faith of Christ see things differently.
Thomas Ledyard Cuyler wrote –
“Conversion by the Holy Spirit is a spiritual illumination of the soul. God's grace lights up the dark heart. And when a man has once been kindled at the cross of Christ, he is bound to shine.”
In a confused world, we are to shine in the Spirit of Christ, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
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