We keep seeing lots of comments about fake news right now, so I want to attempt clear that up. Yes, there are most likely some fake stories on the internet. Shocker! I know. But I do believe that most major media and news outlets (NBC, CBS, Fox, etc.) are reporting stories that they believe to be true based on information they have. So are these stories fake?
Is the media reporting fake news when they tell us that abortion is okay? That pre-marital sex and homosexuality are okay? That any religion we choose to believe is okay? No, actually they aren't. I believe they are fulfilling scripture. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 reads, "For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths."
The Bible has been around for centuries and its truths stand the test of time. The latest notion of public opinion does not determine what's right or wrong morally. So yes, I do see the media interviewing people, hiring people, and sharing stories they want us to see (accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions). Yes, they are turning them away from the truth of God's Word and leading us into myths that do not produce salvation. So no, it's not fake news, it's fulfilling scripture.
Which leads to why we must study God's Word. 2 Timothy 4:5 reads, "As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." Christians, we must be on our game, rooted in God's Word to know the truth, not what people think, rather what God says. And we must share those truths with others. We all have a different ministry to fulfill, but God equips and desires for each of us to do our part in His will. The road won't be easy, but the destination of eternity with Him will be worth it.
Is the media reporting fake news when they tell us that abortion is okay? That pre-marital sex and homosexuality are okay? That any religion we choose to believe is okay? No, actually they aren't. I believe they are fulfilling scripture. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 reads, "For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths."
The Bible has been around for centuries and its truths stand the test of time. The latest notion of public opinion does not determine what's right or wrong morally. So yes, I do see the media interviewing people, hiring people, and sharing stories they want us to see (accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions). Yes, they are turning them away from the truth of God's Word and leading us into myths that do not produce salvation. So no, it's not fake news, it's fulfilling scripture.
Which leads to why we must study God's Word. 2 Timothy 4:5 reads, "As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." Christians, we must be on our game, rooted in God's Word to know the truth, not what people think, rather what God says. And we must share those truths with others. We all have a different ministry to fulfill, but God equips and desires for each of us to do our part in His will. The road won't be easy, but the destination of eternity with Him will be worth it.
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