Distortions of the Truth

Saw an interesting article in the newspaper on December 22 entitled "Faith on the rise. Poll finds more people believing in God." On the surface the casual Christian reader might take that as good news, but let me assure you the eleven percent increase in people professing to believe in God (mentioned in the article) doesn't necessarily point to an eleven percent increase in the number of people who believe in Christ. James probably pointed out this flaw better than anyone else in James 2:19 when he stated that a simple belief in God is meaningless - it's not enough.

Salvation does not come through belief that God exists. It only comes through the acknowledgement that Jesus Christ is Lord and believing that God raised him from the dead. There is quite a difference in the two, and the world needs to be aware of it.

So don't allow yourself to become apathetic over false and misleading articles put out my the media. Be wary of distortions on the truth, and make every effort to fight those distortions with the truth - "...and the truth will set you free."