Reality is what exists. Truth harmonizes with what is real. Truth is not a fabrication of the imagination. A fact is a true reflection of actual condition. When it comes to human behavior in a godless society, when “the sky’s the limit,” Judgment Day is still the destination, even if most don’t see it coming. People can do whatever they want, but none can do it with impunity. Denying truth does not make it false; loving the lie does not make it true. Sin is real, even if the doer does not see it. God still says certain activity is sinful, regardless what is acceptable to our president, courts, laws, customs, entertainers, academics, or neighbors. To name a few: Sex outside marriage is sin (Hebrews 13:4). Homosexuality is sin (1 Corinthians 6:9). Men dressing like women, or vice versa, is sin (Deuteronomy 22:5). Lying is sin (Revelation 21:8). Not being sober is sin (1 Thessalonians 5:6). Refusing to repent of every sin is sin (Acts 17:30). Refusing to obey the gospel of Christ is sin (2 Thessalonians 1:8). “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and
today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8, ESV). The Bible’s message does not evolve to accommodate political correctness, or to coddle the sensibilities of people in rebellion against the Lord. God states the facts, tells us what is right and what is coming. He warns us against the foolishness of the world (1 Corinthians 1:19-21). God educates us on reality. He does not ask us what we want; he tells us how it is. To adopt the Bible’s perspective is to see things accurately, that we might be prepared for eternity. A society that celebrates sin constructs its own coffin. At the Sherman Drive church of Christ, we stand in God’s truth. If that appeals to you, please come visit us. If it doesn’t, reality still looms closer every day. “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil” (2 Corinthians 5:10).
-Weylan Deaver, Online Instructor at Tennessee Bible College