Lie: The goal in life is to be a good Christian.
Truth: The goal in life is to glorify God.
This is an especially pernicious lie, mainly because it sounds so holy and good. What could possibly be wrong with wanting to be a good Christian? Are we to be a bad Christian? No, actually we are to be ‘good Christians,’ but the problem lies with the first part of the statement: ‘the goal in life is . . .’ This sets up the orientation of our entire life. So rephrasing the lie then: the orientation of our life is to focus on becoming a good Christian. That should give you a clue to its fatal error.
The main problem with this lie is that . . .
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