Very interesting and insightful! Yes, we must be on our guard against all kinds of deception. For some reason, when I was in fifth grade in the late 1960s, we had to listen to this broadcast. It certainly taught me not to believe everything that you see or hear!
As a telecommunications journalism major in college, this incident was a prime example of the power of broadcasting, especially radio because the announcer is able to create the necessary pictures with words and sound effects. This was what I loved about being radio and always enjoyed more than television. I did not care for the business of radio, but loved the artistic creativity I was able to have.
You rightly ask, "What practical steps can we take to improve our ability to recognize truth and avoid being misled by convincing imitations?" We must read and know God's word so that we recognize truth and that which is not truth. In Ephesians 6 as the apostle Paul is telling to put on every piece of God's armor, he reminds us to "take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (6:17). And when Jesus was being tempted in the desert by the devil, his immediate response to these temptations was the word of God. These days with so many lies in the media, we must know God's word to be able discern His truth from their lies.
Discerning truth amidst convincing deceptions. That sounds like the press now using a quote from long ago: " I know you understand what you think I said but what I said isn't exactly what I meant"
I love this call to discernment, a powerful tool to keep us on the narrow path. Thank you!
Very interesting and insightful! Yes, we must be on our guard against all kinds of deception. For some reason, when I was in fifth grade in the late 1960s, we had to listen to this broadcast. It certainly taught me not to believe everything that you see or hear!
As a telecommunications journalism major in college, this incident was a prime example of the power of broadcasting, especially radio because the announcer is able to create the necessary pictures with words and sound effects. This was what I loved about being radio and always enjoyed more than television. I did not care for the business of radio, but loved the artistic creativity I was able to have.
You rightly ask, "What practical steps can we take to improve our ability to recognize truth and avoid being misled by convincing imitations?" We must read and know God's word so that we recognize truth and that which is not truth. In Ephesians 6 as the apostle Paul is telling to put on every piece of God's armor, he reminds us to "take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (6:17). And when Jesus was being tempted in the desert by the devil, his immediate response to these temptations was the word of God. These days with so many lies in the media, we must know God's word to be able discern His truth from their lies.
You're exactly right.
Discerning truth amidst convincing deceptions. That sounds like the press now using a quote from long ago: " I know you understand what you think I said but what I said isn't exactly what I meant"