The Truth Is . . . Part I

John 18:33-38; John 14:6   Truth Defined . . .   Truth is simply a common and knowable reality that exists independently of our perception; it is objective, universal, and constant.  ·         In other words, truth is absolute.   A Culture in Crisis . . .   How people define truth will determine how people live their life. ·         It shapes a person’s morality. ·         It shapes a person’s values. ·         It shapes a person’s culture. ·         It shapes a person’s religious views.   If you do not take truth seriously, you will not take God seriously.    Truth in a Post-Modern Culture . . .   Postmodernism says that truth cannot be known.  It is based on feelings, experience, and is morally relative.    ·         If I feel that it is true, then it must be true. ·         If my experience tells me it’s true, then it must be true. ·         I may believe something to be true, but it might not be true for others.   The Post-Modern Mindset . . .   ·         Seeks not to offend, therefore it is tolerant of all beliefs as being true. ·         Seeks to eliminate a system of beliefs, therefore it offers a variety of beliefs to embrace.  ·         Seeks to deny an objectivemoral standard, therefore there is no accountability needed. o   If there is no absolute truth, there are no consequences for living a morally relative life.     The Truth Is . . .   There must be a moral code, or law, written within us.  (Romans 2:14-16) ·         If there is a moral law, then there must be a moral lawgiver. ·         If there is a moral lawgiver, then the moral lawgiver must be the source of all truth. ·         If the moral lawgiver is the source of all truth then the moral lawgiver must be objective, universal, and constant.