Truth can be denied, but it can not be changed.
Truth can be denied, but not changed.
Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013 Terry
Dashner
Even intelligent people fall short of experiencing the best that
life has to offer because they are irrational. Rationality is
paramount. Let me illustrate this. Many intelligent people--some
young and full of life--take on habits that are known
scientifically to damage health, like smoking. Smoking robs many
people of their health and kills them before their time.
Nevertheless, bright people continue lighting up. Many
intelligent people over eat on a regular basis. Overweight they
refuse to exercise and, likewise, suffer dire consequences. The
list goes on...
This brings me to what I think is a valid point. Just because
people are smart doesn't mean that they will accept truth, even
when it hits them in the face. Truth is fire burns. Whether I
believe this or not does not change the facts. In the same vein,
God is absolute truth, but that is no guarantee that intelligent
people will automatically believe and accept it.
My experience with the teachings of Scripture is not that they
won't hold up to intelligent debate, but that the
intelligent--having been presented with reasonable answers to
their questions--still refuse to acknowledge the truth. I think
the problem is this. Many intelligent (and even some
not-so-smart-people) people don't want God interfering with
their lives. Maybe I should qualify this statement. It seems
that many people don't want God around, until their lives fall
apart. That's too bad because God doesn't restrict living by
interfering, but He enhances it beyond one's-wildest
imagination.
Keep the faith. Stay the course. Jesus is the way, the truth,
and the life. Honestly.
Pastor T.