Truth - It's in There

We live in a time where truth has eroded (see Doug Groothius, Truth Decay) to the point that one has hardly any frame of reference from which to begin when talking to others about the precious Gospel of Christ. Terms have been emptied of meaning and the idea of any such thing as absolute truth is anathema to many a modern scholar in the ivory halls of “higher” education. ( I used to get a lot of that sort of education i.e. I smoked a lot of dope before I read the latest comic book).

This is not just something I have come up with to try to conform the world into my image of what it should be. It is an idea, no, it is a command found in the Word of God.

I, of course, am assuming that the Bible is truth and that you believe that it is truth as well. I will not take the time to defend that position here but will be glad to try answer anyone who has difficulty with this concept.

[Please, though, do not write me with something like “How can you believe the Bible? It is full of contradictions!” Also, don’t try to amaze me by quoting the latest National Geographic or Discovery Channel ideology on the “real Christ” of the latest Jesus Quest. <> I will do no more than refer you to some books (of course) and web sites that are balanced and informative on those issues. It is important that you have more than a television education. It is very tempting to vent here about the plethora of so called scholarly shows on the “real” “truth” about Jesus and the Bible. You will find that their idea of the real truth is that THERE IS NONE and that their speculations and lopsided view of the facts are the only ones that exist. Okay - Enough said.]