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“MIRACULOUS!” … “Revolu- belying them with their actions. seldom practised. From politi- and be loved, but see few living
tionary!”… “Greatest ever!” We Professing to trust God and to be cians to salesmen, people conve- examples of real love.
are inundated with a flood of His people, they cling tightly to niently ignore or conceal facts
extravagant claims as we flip the the world and its values. Posses- and use words to enhance CHRIST is the antithesis of
television dial or magazine sing all the right answers, they positions or sell products. Perjury society's prevailing values -
pages. We are assured that these contradict the Gospel with their is common, and integrity and falsehood, and self-centredness
products are “new,” “improved,” lives! credibility are endangered - for HE is truth and love in
“fantastic,” and will change our species. It is not surprising that person! Therefore, all who claim
lives! For only a few rands we can Christianity must not only be we have to “swear” to tell the loyalty to Him must be committed
have “cleaner clothes,” “whiter believed, it must be lived! What's TRUTH! to these ideals, following and
teeth,” “glamorous hair,” “tastier the use of saying that you have living the truth, and acting with
food,” happiness, friends, and faith and are Christians if you And what about LOVE? Our world love toward one another.
the good life. And just before an aren't proving it by helping is filled with its words - popular
election, no one can match the others? Will that kind of faith save songs, greeting cards, media As you reflect on these few
politician's promises. But talk is anyone? The proof that our faith counsellors, and romantic novels paragraphs, recommit yourself
cheap, and we soon realise that is real, is a changed life! And shower us with notions and to being a person of TRUTH, of
the boasts were hollow, quite far genuine faith will inevitably dreams of ethereal, idyllic LOVE, and of OBEDIENCE to the
from the truth. produce good works. relationships and feelings. Real LORD!
love, however, is scarce - selfless - Excerpts from the Life Appli-
Christians also make great TRUTH and LOVE are frequently giving, caring, sharing, and even cation Bible, Tyndale House
claims, and are often guilty of discussed in our world, but dying if need be. We yearn to love Publishers, Inc. 1988.