The Myths We Believe Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me through your law. I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws. - Psalm 119:29-30 What’s more dangerous: a lie or a half-truth? Without doubt, it’s the half-truth. John F. Kennedy said, “The enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest, but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.” Despite the common perception that we’re a people “come of age,” our culture remains inundated with half-truths—modern myths most people believe implicitly, and become offended when called into question. Here’s just a few examples: 1) People, at heart, are basically good; 2) The world’s getting better; 3)Technological progress is the key to our happiness and well-being. We love these myths because they give us hope. Yet that’s precisely why they’re so dangerous: they keep our hope securely misplaced—that is, on something other than Jesus Christ, our only true hope. Steve Aterburn
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:42:18 +0000
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