Truth about Truth.

I will start out by telling that most of the information in this post comes from the book: 'I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist.'  In this blog series, I will be dealing with some the popular questions concerning Christianity. With the title "True Answers to Popular Questions" it reasonable to deal with the topic of this post, "Does Truth Exist?" We are living in a culture in which Postmodernism is becoming more popular than ever before. Often times, people make claims like, "there is no truth," "all truth is relative," and the most popular, "that may be true for you but not for me." In the blog, I will discuss what truth is, can we know truth, and I will also deal with the phrases above that are popular in our postmodern culture.

Truth About Truth.

I want to start out by pointing out that we demand the truth in practically every part of our lives. We demand the truth from our family, friends, doctors, and stock brokers. We also expect to be told the truth when reading a magazine article or the newspaper. We virtually demand and expect the truth for every facet of our lives that affects our money, relationships, safety, or health. We claim that we want the truth, but what is truth? Here are some truths about truths: Truth is simply reality; or telling it like it is. Truth is discovered, not invented. Truth is transcultural. Truth is not affected by our beliefs. Truth is not affected by the attitude of the one professing it. All truths are absolute truths. While our beliefs can be contrary, truths can not. Truths are true for all people, in all places, at all times. By definition, anything that opposes truth is false. Therefore, if Christianity is true, anything that opposes it is false.

Can We Know Truth?

I am not going to spend a lot of time on this question. Since truths have to be discovered and not invented, we can absolutely know truths. Everything can't be true. We lie and deceive ourselves when we make claims like that. In fact, the claim "we can't know truth" is a truth claim. That is a contradictory statement that we must be able to catch. This leads us into...

Road Runner Tactic

This tactic is introduced in the book, 'I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist' by Dr. Frank Turek and Dr. Norman Geisler. The Road Runner Tactic will make you look like a human lie detector and is essential for being a Christian Case-Maker. This tactic helps you pick out self-defeating statements. For example, saying "I am a married bachelor" is self-defeating in the sense that the claim itself is contradictory and cannot meet its own standards. Let's apply this tactic to some popular postmodern claims. "There are no truths" (you would say, 'is that true?'). "All truth is relative" (you would reply ' is that a relative truth?'). "Truth is only found in science" (reply 'is that a scientific truth?'). This next one is the mantra of today; "That may be true for you but not for me"(you reply 'is that true for everyone or just you?'). The previous statement is how our culture really thinks, I wonder if that logic would work with a cop or a bank teller. I doubt it.

In summary:
Truth is true for all people, in all places, at all times. Anything that opposes truth is false and just because we believe something does not make it true. We desperately must base all our beliefs on truth. Beliefs not based on truth are empty and irresponsible. Learn to use the Road Runner Tactic.

I hope you enjoy this blog series. Be a Case-Maker today.