One of the marks of a secular society is that the truth is constantly being suppressed.
So you end up living in a state of repression... as you seek to navigate the lies that surround you with the truth that bears witness in your heart.
In such an environment, the temptation to surrender to the lies is strong.
But God calls us to abide in the truth and bear witness to it.
Or, as the Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once famously wrote, we're to 'live not by lies.'
In our day, this is usually easier said than done.
But it's the surest way to keep a good conscience, advance God's kingdom and be free.
"If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (Jn.8:31,32).