“Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.” (Revelation 22:14-15 NKJV).
I have read this portion of Scripture more times than I can count, but it wasn’t until very recently that the last phrase jumped out at me. Loving and practicing a lie. Making it a “lifestyle to lie” is to make sure that one will not be able to enter into the New Jerusalem and partake of the Tree of Life. This statement will carry weight for those who believe there is an eternity after this life. It will not be of concern for those who do not believe this.
Simply speaking, the opposite of a lie is truth. There are many nuances however, as well as the current prevailing social belief that there are many truths and each person is free to establish their “own truth.” Where “tolerance” once meant that we were encouraged “to hate the sin but love the sinner,” semantic drift has morphed the meaning into demanding that tolerance now means to AGREE and support anything!
This is really the proverbial “slippery slope” because after listing many of ...
