You can be sincerely wrong.
A demolition crew in Dallas tore down a century-old house by mistake last week. They had a permit to demolish a home two blocks away. “I’ve been in this business all my life and done thousands of demolitions, and this has never happened,” the owner of the demolition company said. “We made a mistake and thought we had the right property.”
This “mistake” is a cultural parable.
The “age of authenticity”
Over the weekend, Bernie Sanders won what the Wall Street Journal calls a “resounding victory” in the Nevada caucuses. His win cements his front-runner status for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The senator’s supporters especially appreciate his authenticity. Many of President Trump’s supporters say the same thing.
Ours has been called the “age of authenticity”. An international survey found that 87 percent of global consumers felt it was important for brands to “act with integrity at all times.” They ranked authenticity above innovation (72 percent) and uniqueness (71 percent) when asked what they valued most in a brand.
Millennials are especially suspicious of image and crafted messages. And they are 50 percent more likely to purchase from a company that supports a cause.
Scripture endorses sincerity, of course. We are taught, “Let your love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good” (Romans 12:9). We are to “put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy” (1 Peter 2:1).
But as I’m sure Sen. Sanders and President Trump would agree, sincerity by itself is not enough.
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