Truth Is Truth
Sometimes we don’t want to believe a message if we don’t like the messenger.
But truth is truth, no matter who tells it.
Memorize This Week
18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,
19 for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,
Philippians 1:18-19
What Then?
The apostle Paul was telling the Philippians that some were preaching the gospel with pure motives, with love. But others were preaching it because they were envious and selfish.
But so what?
Or as Paul put it, “What then?” He still rejoiced.
As long as the content was true, Paul was satisfied that the good news was spreading. (Now if the content was bad? That’s another story. See Galatians 1:6-9).
Paul wasn’t shooting the messenger. Neither should we.
Wherever the truth comes from, listen to it. God dispels His wisdom from a variety of sources, some of which don’t seem logical to us.
But if Jesus is being preached? Be like Paul. Don’t shoot the messenger.
The sentiment of this message is super important in this cancel culture times. We are acting more like cliques and gangs than blood bought Christians. There is only one truth. When it is spoken, regardless who speaks it, it should be believed and accepted.