We Canadians are known for being polite. More specifically, we are known for apologizing. We are so extreme in this, that it can be quite funny. I am all about being polite, and I absolutely believe in apologizing when I have done wrong, but there is a time to not apologize: we shouldn’t apologize for speaking the truth when it is called for.
I added that last bit “when it is called for,” because there are times when it is appropriate to remain silent. It is insensitive and rude to comment on certain things, even though they might be true. For example, if someone gets a haircut that you don’t like, there is no reason to tell the person that you don’t like their haircut, even though it’s the truth. In that case, it is appropriate to remain silent.
But those kind of situations are not what I am writing about. I am referring to the way in our society when evil is being called good and good is called evil.
Truth is light; truth sets free. It is incumbent upon people who know the truth, to speak the truth, to stand up for what is good and right, and to oppose evil. God’s people are called to do this. Lovingly, caringly, but unapologetically. Because evil is harmful and everyone will suffer because of it. So even though the pressure is real for us to be silent or even apologetic for our beliefs that come from God’s Word, let us take courage, and lovingly but unapologetically speak the truth.
