Short Take #5: Final Thoughts

Here is another short take from the Christian Worldview with David Wheaton. There's nothing really new here today as we've discussed this anti-truth culture, but there is something accelerating about it. And as you go back to the very beginning of time, that's why I say there's nothing new, notice the method that Satan uses to tempt Eve in the Garden of Eden and eat of that forbidden tree. This is the model for how you corrupt someone and make them sin. Tell them a lie, you persuade them to believe the lie, and then they act on it.

And this is exactly what is being done in our society today. Lie after lie is being told, people believe the lies, they act on them, and their soul gets destroyed. So here's from Genesis 3. Now the serpent, Satan, was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, here's the first lie, indeed, has God said, you shall not eat from any tree of the garden? The woman said to the serpent, from the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat, but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, you shall not eat from it or touch it or you will die. She fended off the first lie that Satan told her, but he doesn't give up. Then he says, the serpent said to the woman, you surely will not die, blatant lie, for God knows that in the day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. It's a bigger lie this time around. And so what's the result? Does Eve fend off this lie?

Well, sadly, she doesn't. When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, she had looked at it, dwelled on it, and now she's persuaded to believe the lie, that it was a delight to the eyes and the tree was desirable to make one wise. She took from its fruit and ate, and she gave also to her husband with her and he ate. These first sins against God corrupted our world and resulted in death to all people. And this is always the pattern. We sin when we believe a lie and then we act on that lie. And this is why we must know and follow the truth. And that truth is found in the Word of God, because God is truth.

Hebrews 6 18, it is impossible for God to lie. In other words, He is truth. He is the source of truth. John 14 6 talks about God's son. I am the way, Jesus said, and the truth and the life.

No one come to the Father except through Me. And finally, in 1 John 5, verses 19 through 20, this is for believers. We know that we are of God and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. And that really explains so well what's going on in the world. We as Christians sit back and just amazed at the believing of lies.

Well, that's because the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. Verse 20, and we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son, Jesus Christ.

This is the true God and eternal life. So if you are a believer, you must thirst for that truth of the Word of God. You must stand for the truth. You must proclaim the truth. And you must teach that truth to your children. This has been a short take from The Christian Worldview with David Wheaton. To find out more about The Christian Worldview, order resources, make a donation, become a monthly partner or contact us at thechristianworldview.org. You can also call us at toll-free 1-888-646-2233 or write to us at Box 401, Excelsior, Minnesota 55331. That's Box 401, Excelsior, Minnesota 55331.