Are you sure?
This bookmark will be removed from all folders and any saved notes will be permanently removed.
Truth unobscured
Originally published in The Christian Science Monitor’s Christian Science Perspective column, January 30, 2020.
It was the first day of the impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate, and my social media feeds were full of cynicism from both sides about the trial and its potential outcome. Regardless of their political affiliation, people seemed to be in agreement about only one thing: There was no way the truth would ever come out.
Truth often feels like something very personal—our experience of particular events in contrast to someone else’s. And when it’s defined that way, it’s easy to fall into the grim mindset that the “real truth” won’t ever surface.
That’s why I’ve appreciated a perspective on truth that elevates it above our limited human opinions about what’s true or false. The perspective I’m talking about is based in the Bible and attributes the quality of truth to God. “He is the Rock,” the Bible says, “his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he” (Deuteronomy 32:4).
Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.
