The Protest of Truth: Improvisation

Published: Sept. 18, 2016, 10 a.m.

b"Acts 4:1-37; 17:5-9\\nJohn 1:14, 14:6, 18:19-24, 28-38, 19:4-16\\nThe problem with believing in Truth today is this: like an act of protest, truth is never embodied or proclaimed in accordance to anyone's preferences. When Truth is embodied and proclaimed it becomes a peaceful protest against the oppressive false narratives of consumerism, anxiety, fear, violence, and self preservation that dominate society. This is where Truth is met with antagonism. When the protest of truth is confronted with antagonism it cannot be allowed to devolve to a greater antagonism making truth a weapon. Instead Truth should meet all those in disagreement with a posture of reconciliation and continue onward because that is how God has revealed Truth. This is because the Christian Tradition teaches us that Truth isn't just a fact, statement of reality, or a position, it is a Person, the God Incarnate, King Jesus. As the body of Christ how do we faithfully embody the gospel as a witness to the Truth?\\n\\nHow does Truth inform our ideology, ethics, politics, our understanding of freedom, our commitment to promote reconciliation over division, how we interpret society and God's work within, and our commitment to love our neighbors and extend God's hospitality to all?"