And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 2 Thessalonians 2:10
If you do not love the truth, you will not be saved.
I didn’t say it. The Bible says it.
If you put your lofty thoughts above the word of God, you will be deceived and will thereby fall away.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2 Thessalonians 2:11
God Himself sends a strong delusion.
The reason seems to be that if someone rejects the truth, they are rejecting the very heart of God.
Jesus is the Way the Truth and Life. (from John 14:6)
It is a very stark warning. A concerning warning. It also is a true warning.
it might not be evident at first. If you find yourself resisting the word of God, you are in danger.
For whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed,
when He shall come in his own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. Luke 9:26
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. Deuteronomy 4:2
This is similar to the scripture in Revelation where Jesus says:
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book,
If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy,
God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things
which are written in this book. Revelation 22:18-19
So, how do you do it? How do you love the truth always, every single word?
You love it because it is God’s word. You humble yourself before it.
You submit to it and you do not detest it.
There are some things I do not particularly like. I still realize that He is God and I am not.
I ask Him to help me see things the way He sees them.
I ask Him to help me honor His word no matter what.
He is His word.
In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. John 1:1
So, mortals with their puny, little understanding are smarter or more knowledgeable than God?
Be humble and realize that you don’t know everything and that’s okay.
Set it aside if you have to, but set it aside as it is the word of God
and you will understand it someday, in this life or in the life to come.
To dishonor God’s word is to dishonor Him.