In chapter 25 of The Bridge from OneDayBow, Tim had every reason to consider that it wasn’t a good time, a good place, or a good group to share the Truth with. After all, they clearly weren’t interested in moral standards that originated outside of their own opinions – or so it seemed. Sharing the Truth would be unpopular, and certainly not politically correct in HereAndNow. But it’s one thing to think you can use deceit to accomplish success – selfishly, of course – and another to have someone else “do unto you as you wanted to do to them.” (Kind of the reverse of the ethical standard that Jesus directs us to.)

Tim had been listening to their faulty reasoning and in good conscience couldn’t remain silent any longer:

“When you’re the one that’s lied to, or you’ve been treated wrong;

When you find out that you have been deceived all along;

The standard for fair treatment tips your subjective scale.

Your truth becomes relative – but real Truth will prevail.”

Okay, I can see that, some may have thought. They might have had someone deal with them dishonestly and so could relate. After all, it’s different when it happens to you!

So Tim goes on to give some good examples of the reasonableness of truth – like in math, and the calendar – and contrasts that with mere opinion. (As someone said: Opinions are like belly buttons; everyone has one…)

Amazingly, the crowd seemed to be following his line of logic, until Tim brought up the “inconvenient Truth” of the King:

“The King is entitled to decide morality:

Right and wrong’s defined by Him with full authority.

He justly sets our standards, and this Book is His Word.

And He won’t be slow to judge, no matter what you’ve heard.”

That certainly did it! Their attention quickly turned to antagonism! Absolute Truth was not convenient to their way of thinking because it would require setting aside their personal opinions and bowing to Truth – actually, bowing to the King of Truth. The group clearly didn’t want Someone imposing His authority over them. They had their own agenda and the idea of a King was not compatible with it.

 But Tim wasn’t finished. He goes on to passionately warn of coming destruction and advised them all to head to Bridge and meet the Son, ASAP!

“It matters how you live and it matters what you do,

But what matters the most is to trust the King is True.

You need His forgiveness, and I hope you won’t delay

To take the Bridge the Son made – it is the only way!“

The only way! With those words, things were about to get ugly. Except for…

Who is the well-dressed individual who comes on the scene and seems to be the voice of reason? What is his authority? Can he be trusted, or will he treat the Truth as an inconvenient matter to be tweaked to suit his needs? And why does he look so familiar to Tim? And maybe to you, too? We’ll look at that, and more, next time.

(But does this kind of deception sound old, new, and awfully familiar to you? Me too!)