The Truth about Love and Truth

The word of God tells us that truth is to be spoken in love (Ephesians 4:15). At present this is not being done in a large part of modern Christianity. There are two major problems in modern Christianity. Those problems are that on one hand love is spoken without truth and on the other hand truth is spoken without love. These two problems are devastating to the spreading of the gospel, the uniting of faith and the true salt and light influence of the church.

Truth spoken without love can be harsh, caustic, vindictive and destructive. Love spoken without truth can be selfish, manipulative, untrustworthy and deceptive. Many would think that the greater problem is truth spoken without love. I acknowledge that it is a real problem, but love without truth ties into a third problem that has dogged Christianity almost from the beginning-that problem is works. Love without truth has become a work that many depend on for justification and eventually hearing the words well done. The biblical truth is that love without truth is a work that hinders the body of Christ, just like adding water baptism to faith for salvation does.

Let’s all become filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18) and under His teaching be washed with the water of the word (Ephesians 5: 26). Too many Christians don’t live by what we call “The Lord’s Prayer” and too many Christians don’t know the prayer Jesus prayed the night before His crucifixion. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth (John 17:17). Selah!