tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post6225064925344744823..comments2023-04-25T07:49:51.672-07:00Comments on Building Biblical Pillars: What is Truth?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-68190940224133674152008-03-15T20:17:00.000-07:002008-03-15T20:17:00.000-07:00One thing that was left out of the above conversat...One thing that was left out of the above conversation is that there is a lot of room for a lot for un- abosolute truths. There is ONE TRUTH and from HIM all things that are true, wise and good come from. <BR/><BR/>But there are a lot of things that one could argue about and it would be meaningless. <BR/><BR/>You can viewpoints a plenty on a lot of things and be harmless. What you do with the TRUTH is what counts.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977040430847942743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-61594501822659277252008-01-29T16:59:00.000-08:002008-01-29T16:59:00.000-08:00Deb,Actually your last comment, teasing, about not...Deb,<BR/>Actually your last comment, teasing, about not always seeing it the way you do <BR/>is where relativism or solipsism has its most legitimate sphere. People do have <BR/>viewpoints, but there is an absolute truth which ultimately our own viewpoints <BR/>have to be reconciled. Sometimes the viewpoint may be significantly small (as in <BR/>our discussions on inoculations) when compared to the beautiful truths we know <BR/>are absolute.<BR/>I think that children are not taught to differentiate between the two types of <BR/>truth: one the viewpoint that I believe, and the other, what must be essential <BR/>truth. The author you quoted perhaps would have made his point better had he <BR/>differentiated between the two.<BR/>DadPatrick Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378787861424242251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-82917266519233873702008-01-28T23:07:00.000-08:002008-01-28T23:07:00.000-08:00Dad, I was just reading something about truth in a...Dad, I was just reading something about truth in a great book Ron's reading (he left it in the bathroom!) called Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham:<BR/><BR/>"The third major question we must answer is, what is the nature of truth? Secular Humanism believes truth is relative. In other words, what's true for me is not necesarily true for you. Paul Chockley...defines truth as:<BR/><BR/>'That which corresponds to reality, identifies things as they actually are, can never fail, diminish, change, or be extinguished, must be able to be be expressed in propositional statements, and is sourced in the God of the Bible who is the Author of Truth.'<BR/><BR/>"...Unfortuantely, this is one area where we are clearly losing the battle. The Nehemiah Institute (like the Barna Group) has discovered that some 85 percent of Christian teens do not believe in the existence of absolute truth. These young people, who identify themselves as followers of Christ, believe that truth is situational and relative. This is precisely the reason worldview training is so crucial for our children. I have had numerous conversations with Christian high school and college students who struggle at this point. I don't think most parents have the slightest idea how difficult it is to grow up in today's philosophical climate and to hold on to any concept of absolute truth."<BR/><BR/>Well, dad, you and mom did a great job teaching me that there is absolute truth. Too bad you don't always see it absolutely the way I do -- LOL! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-55569816663231666652008-01-27T21:09:00.000-08:002008-01-27T21:09:00.000-08:00Jesus not only claimed to be the truth - but the w...Jesus not only claimed to be the truth - but the way, the truth and the life. <BR/>By dong so he meant that those who reject him are lost and lifeless. <BR/><BR/>HOw dividing can that be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com