Hudson: Hey Asa, what do you think the meaning of life is?

Asa: I don't know...to have freedom?

Hudson: What do you mean by "freedom"?

Asa: Um...to do whatever you want.

I find it tragic that my eight year old brother (Asa) holds such a bleak perspective on the purpose of life. Not simply because the answer was wrong and he my brother (though that is terrifying), bust also because I know that Asa represents the vast number of people submerged in contemporary culture (whether they would express their world-view so clearly or not). Now, I realize that he is only eight and probably didn't even realize what he spoke, but the truth remains that since the day he was first able to reason, he has been bombarded with a lie, a lie which he is already able to reproduce in speech.

Establishing a correct perspective of this world amidst a culture of inch-thick lies is a task nigh impossible, and the failure to succeed earns eternal damnation. When Jesus came to earth as a man, He came to lead people to the truth--to himself, and, in believing that truth, men are saved. Our culture wittingly and unwittingly wills to deceive every individual within it--wills to lead men away from the truth--wills to lead men to hell. If we, as the church, are to stand we must battle these lies. If we wield the truth of God, the lies will burn before us like stubble. The truth is the power of God. When we wield the truth, we battle with all the power of the Almighty. Who can then stand before the Almighty. Could Sennacherib and his men. Could Babylon with their great wealth? Could Egypt with their many chariots? If our children, our neighbors, our brothers, and our parents are to be saved, God must save them, and He has given us the power to accomplish this: the Truth, the living and active Word of God.