DAILY WALKING WITH GOD #259 THE TRIPLE-FILTER TEST In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, Do you know what I just heard about your friend? Hold on a minute, Socrates replied. Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be good idea to take a moment and filter what you’re going to say. That’s why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true? Well, no, the man said, actually I just heard about it and… All right, said Socrates. So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now, let’s try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good? Umm, no, on the contrary… So, Socrates continued, you want to tell me something bad about my friend, but you’re not certain it’s true. You may still pass the test though, because there’s one filter left—the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me? No, not really. Well, concluded Socrates, if what you want to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor even useful, why tell it to me at all? In view of the above, you must watch what you would say about anyone, about the church of God and about your nation. Your tongue can build; it can also destroy. Let your thoughts and talks build up. FOR MEDITATION: Philippians 4:8-9 (NKJV) Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things. 9The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 06:54:40 +0000