Dangerous Half-Truth

Telling people that God loves them the way they are is a dangerous half-truth.

Look at the way it should be told starting in Psalm 36:7 and ending in verse 12.

How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

Isn’t that a great promise? But that isn’t all there is.The psalm goes on with more comforting words, but it finishes with verse 12.

There the evildoers lie fallen;
they are thrust down, unable to rise.

If I just read the first 11 verses I would only be telling half of the truth. I would be just like the preachers and the Christian radio DJs who like to say, “God loves you just the way you are.”

That is only half the truth. The rest is that he doesn’t want you to stay the way you are no matter how good or bad you are.

If you know Jesus and you don’t change and grow in holiness you will be disciplined, Hebrews 12:10 says, “He disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.”

If you do not know Jesus Christ for salvation the danger of only hearing half of the truth is that you may think you don’t have to change.

If you stay the way you are, Jesus says in Luke 13:3, “No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

To know Jesus Christ who is the truth, watch my video on the Gospel on my profile page or on YouTube.

God bless you.