Speaking the Truth in Love?
What does it mean to speak the truth in love?Have you ever noticed that those who claim to speak the "truth in love" rarely are compassionate, loving people?
Wonder why that is?
Rarely do I see the love.As a mater of fact, most often when I hear someone saying, "I’m just speaking the truth in love" I can be fairly sure it’s not about love or truth. It is frequently about manipulation, control, or some distorted, ego-centric ideal of truth, which isn’t really truth.
It reminds me of Jack Nicholson in the movie, A Few Good Men. You may recall when on the witness stand his character said, "Truth, you want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!" For some reason this high-ranking officer assumed he possessed and controlled the truth. Like many folks in religious circles, he justified his actions as truth while hiding behind his hatred and power.
And that is where the problem lies.
Without love,there is no truth.
For, according to Jesus the supreme reality, the ultimate meaning and value of existence-- the truth--is love.And love appears to be the truth that many can’t handle,especially for those so caught up in speaking the truth.
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