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“THINKABOUTIT” THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Thursday; May 8, 2008

 

          One of the tools that the criminal justice system uses to get to the heart of truth is a machine commonly called a lie detector.  The device is designed to see if someone’s reactions to stress are congruent with their responses.  The point is to protect society by getting to truth.

          Interestingly enough, lie detectors are a valuable part of another process:  religion.  Society has tried to seduce people into believing lies for centuries.  Our world has tried to dupe us into believing in the virtue of selfishness or that life has no meaning.  Satan has tried to infiltrate our world with a philosophy that says, if it feels good, do it.  In a concern that exists into today, an early church leader warned, “ … I am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.” (II Corinthians 11:3).

          Are we trying to detect the lies society is telling us?  If we are going to protect our eternity, we need to get to the truth.

          Think about it!  For the Madison Avenue Church of Christ; this is Charlie Wharton.

 

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