#114 - You Don’t Have to Know Who’s Right {Reflections}

Ever notice how some arguments leave you colder, even when one side seems technically correct? We dive into why being “right” can still ring hollow when it’s cut off from love, humility, and a life that actually bears good fruit. Starting with Jesus’ words in John 5, we look at how religious experts could memorize scripture yet miss the Living Word standing before them—and how that same pattern shows up whenever we weaponize truth or confuse mastery for maturity.

I share a personal story from seminary about a brilliant professor whose ideas dazzled but whose life fractured. It’s a stark reminder that charisma and cleverness aren’t the same as wisdom. From there, we explore the difference between winning debates and winning people, highlighting John Lennox as a model of gracious, rigorous engagement. His blend of clarity and kindness reframes what real victory looks like: not humiliating an opponent, but witnessing to truth in a way that invites trust.

Ultimately, we ask a deeper question: what if truth is not just a statement but a way? When Jesus calls himself the way, the truth, and the life, he ties accuracy to action, belief to behavior, doctrine to character. That’s where discernment sharpens. You don’t have to know who’s right to know who’s right—just watch what their lives produce over time. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control are better proof than the loudest mic or the sharpest tweet.

If this resonates, share the episode with a friend who’s weary of culture-war shouting and hungry for a faith that looks like love. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us: whose life has changed your mind about what truth really is?

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