Reseña del libro "The Real You (en Inglés)"
The masking of oneself can become a serious source of distress in one's life. In fact, it contributes to most of our problems. We conceal our true identity and mask what we really are, whether good or bad. We hesitate to reveal our true selves for fear of what others might think of us. If we are going to have good, solid relationships with God and others, we have to take off the masks! We have to come to grips with realness. We have to become authentic.Real People was another very popular television show that became a great success. People were found who were willing to be themselves. This pro-gram had an appeal; it had something that attracted people, and that "something" was reality. There is a certain magnetism in realness.Jesus Christ was real! No pretense-He was Him-self: "I Am Who I Am." No one ever found Him to be a counterfeit in any way. As He lived and taught the truth, people were drawn to Him. And He calls us to be real. He is our perfect example. By looking to Jesus and following Him as our model of realness, we can take off our masks and eliminate the myriad of problems unrealness causes in our lives. Jesus' conversation with Pilate gives us helpful insight: "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.""You are a king, then!" said Pilate.Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of the truth listens to me.""What is truth?" Pilate asked.Truth was personified before Pilate's very eyes! But he did not wait for an answer from Jesus. He was satisfied with his assumption that Christ was not a king. So he turned and walked away from the answer that only Jesus can give.This question (what is truth?) had been a source of great disturbance and controversy to the schools of the Greeks and philosophers throughout the ages. Jesus would have given Pilate the answer had he not turned away. Thousands ask the same question, but are unwilling to investigate the Word of Truth, the Bible, for the answer; they, like Pilate, walk away in their self-willed ignorance and sins.Simply stated, Jesus is the embodiment of truth. He is "truth" in its purest form. The word truth, translated from the Greek, means "real, genuine, authentic." The apostle John states: I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit just as it has taught you, remain in him.The apostle is warning of those who would lead us astray and seduce us from the truth which is real.When it comes to antiques or monetary things, we desire the authentic. We do not want counterfeit articles. We demand the real thing! If we buy an object of art, we expect it to be the genuine article. If we find that it is a duplication of the real, we are troubled. Isn't it amazing how displeased we can become over the phoniness of material things yet, when it comes down to the unrealness of our own person, we seem not to mind? Our dishonesty with ourselves doesn't even deserve a second thought. All of our relationships suffer when we live deceptive and pretentious lives.In the Gospel of John, Jesus is seen talking with a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. She repeatedly tries to distract Him from her deepest need: the revealing of her real self. However, Jesus quickly unmasks her. She then perceives that He must be a prophet; with further exchange she comes to believe He must be the Christ. Jesus' comments to this Samaritan woman give us great understanding of God's thinking regarding being rea
