In dealing with this question, it's key to take a look at a foundational issue for making spiritual choices: truth.
What’s problematic with this statement – “What’s true for you is true for you … and what’s true for me is true for me … so … live and let live … you believe what you want and I will believe what I want and we’re both OK … we’re both right.”
Have you ever heard that? What’s logically wrong with this premise? If this statement explains truth then that means that opposites can both be true. For example, the Holocaust is both good (according to the Nazis) and evil (according to Jews). But are both really true statements?
The Test of Truth
1. Does a statement that purports to be true correspond to the facts?
2. Does a statement that purports to be true match reality?
If a statement is really true, it is true everywhere and for everyone. Truth is not based on how I feel about it. If a statement corresponds to reality and matches the facts, then it makes sense to believe it. For example, back in the day of Columbus, the explorer, most everyone believed that the earth was flat. They really felt like the earth was flat. But what was the reality and what did the facts say about the earth? It's not flat. The earth is more spherical in nature. We can believe something to be true but the ultimate test is does is match the facts and correspond to reality.
In summary, if you're on a search for a spiritual choice that will bring you inner peace, connection with God, contentment and more purpose, make sure that it passes the test of truth. It may take some time, prayer and research, but that's OK. It's worth it.
