Isn't it awe-inspiring or overwhelming when we discover the truth for ourselves? Take the example of Jesus' disciples...
At first they didn't really believe in him, but as Jesus spends more time in company with them, their eyes were "opened" and they see things for what they truly are... some of them were even tax collectors (considered sinners back then) and they changed their lives drastically after discovering the truth for themselves.
How could humanity be so blind to their surroundings? Or turn a blind-eye? Can we handle the truth?
2007-03-25 10:33:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are right on with your observation about the disciples and even us living here and learning and accepting the truth.
It is normal for people to be caught up in the circumstances that surround them. That causes them to have a blind eye to the truth as well. And this includes the beliefs they adhere to. Only those who step back away from their cumstances with faith and belief that God will help them through their circumstances can learn to walk by faith. These are the people that walk the way of truth. They are walking with Jesus Christ. For so many things he did required faith. And God is always pleased with those who walk by faith and not by sight. These are the people that can handle the truth even if it means sometimes it seems almost to hard to handle.
2007-03-25 12:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"The truth." I wonder whether there is only one.
Are the Gospels "the truth?"
Mark 14:12 15:25 states that Jesus was crucified the day after the Passover meal was eaten.
That's the gospel, right? That's the truth, right?
John 19:14, says it was the day before.
That's the gospel, right? That's the truth, right?
2007-03-25 11:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you, but I think alot of the disciples and even the apostles back then, didn't get the true message. They got some of it, but I don't think they "got" it. People still aren't getting it. I'm talking about the peace and love thing. Not what Jesus can do for us, but what he tried to teach us.
2007-03-25 10:40:05 · answer #3 · answered by Rosalind S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know, but speaking of tax collections I dont think the irs will turn a blind-eye come about three weeks from now. that is the only truth we need be concerned about at this point.
2007-03-25 10:39:37 · answer #4 · answered by tomhale138 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to some, it's not just their eyes that were "opened"... They enjoyed it so much that they changed their life styles drastically and decided to always hang out together.
2007-03-25 10:41:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The truth hasn't touched the bible with a ten-foot pole.
2007-03-25 10:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know... I was pretty amazed when I realized that there was no God. It was like a big weight lifted off my shoulders.
2007-03-25 10:45:56 · answer #7 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't HANDLE the truth!
2007-03-25 10:39:42 · answer #8 · answered by The World Ends with You 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and that is what make this life woth living is the fact that we have something to live for................
2007-03-25 10:40:31 · answer #9 · answered by Gifted 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hitlers followers didn't believe in him at first either. Idiot.
2007-03-25 10:38:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋