Right and Almost Right

I am involved in several Bible studies at this time. One is Priscilla Shirer’s The Armor of God. Another is Paige Brown’s study on the book of James (Tammy shared about her study a couple of weeks ago). I’m also in BSF, plus this is my year to read through the Bible. I’ve finished Genesis and Exodus and am now in Leviticus.

In the past couple of weeks, God has really been speaking to me, especially through the studies in Ephesians (God’s Armor) and James.

One lesson He’s teaching me is about being right versus being almost right. It’s the almost right that trips us up faster than the flat out wrong, isn’t it? The devil likes to twist the truth just the tiniest bit, and if we aren’t paying attention, we can fall for it. Almost right isn’t right.

We live in a society where people get to have their own truth. If they think it is right, then it’s right for them. But that’s an illusion. While there are some gray areas in this life, to be sure, there is also unshakable, unchangeable truth. There is definite right and wrong.

I got to witness an example earlier this week in my college Psychology class. In a discussion, we were given a moral dilemma. There was a circumstance and a number of options we could choose. It was disheartening to listen to many of the answers, to the reasoning behind why it would be okay to do something that God says is wrong. There were many answers that included “it depends.” For instance, if no one else would see you making that choice would it make a difference to you.

The discussion drove home the point that almost right isn’t right. Almost right is still wrong.

I don’t want to fall for an illusion.

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Before I go, did you get to see The Chosen, Episodes 7 & 8, on the big screen yesterday? Or maybe you’re going today or this weekend. I was in the theater on Thursday for the first showing. And I am so glad I got to be there, even if I hated the wait for these last two episodes.

If you didn’t get to see these episodes in the theater, don’t worry. Episode 7 will be on The Chosen app, Facebook, and YouTube this Sunday, and Episode 8 (season finale) will be in those same locations just two days later. Don’t miss them!

~robin