What is truth?
Hmmm...where have I heard that question before? Oh, yea, it was that Pontius Pilate guy. And millions of others since him. Why don't we take a look at the same question in today's post?
We live in a postmodern age. All that means is that truth has been retooled to fit man's desires. Postmodernism's end game simply says--"What's true for you may not be true for me." In other words, truth circumstantially defines itself rather than being absolute through all ages and all circumstances. Rather than having a fixed center, postmodernism's truth has a movable center. I have a problem with postmodernism's truth model, especially in light of our desire to use truth to break the bondages of our addictions and achieve inner wholeness and healing. The fluidity and instability of postmodern truth does not give us the tools to overcome our addictions and heal our brokenness.
Let's look at a silly illustration. Please notice the disclaimer. The illustration is silly. OK--here goes.There are three guys in a airplane getting ready to do a jump. Two of the guys have parachutes on. One guys doesn't. When that guy is asked why he doesn't have a chute on he simply says that in his mind gravity will not be a problem for him. He acknowledges that the other two guys' belief about gravity is good and fine for them. He just doesn't hold that belief himself. All three jump. The service for the guy without the chute will be held on Tuesday.
Absurd, you say? On the surface it may seem so; however, this is an accurate description of the postmodern truth model as taught in most all of our secular institutions of learning. Some churches and seminaries are even opting for variations on the postmodern truth model.
Let's go back to Jesus' words..."you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." (John 8:32) He would also teach that He is The Truth (John 14:6). We need to let the Word of God stand as is. It is the fixed center upon which we can get the tools to overcome our addictions and heal our brokenness.
We live in a postmodern age. All that means is that truth has been retooled to fit man's desires. Postmodernism's end game simply says--"What's true for you may not be true for me." In other words, truth circumstantially defines itself rather than being absolute through all ages and all circumstances. Rather than having a fixed center, postmodernism's truth has a movable center. I have a problem with postmodernism's truth model, especially in light of our desire to use truth to break the bondages of our addictions and achieve inner wholeness and healing. The fluidity and instability of postmodern truth does not give us the tools to overcome our addictions and heal our brokenness.
Let's look at a silly illustration. Please notice the disclaimer. The illustration is silly. OK--here goes.There are three guys in a airplane getting ready to do a jump. Two of the guys have parachutes on. One guys doesn't. When that guy is asked why he doesn't have a chute on he simply says that in his mind gravity will not be a problem for him. He acknowledges that the other two guys' belief about gravity is good and fine for them. He just doesn't hold that belief himself. All three jump. The service for the guy without the chute will be held on Tuesday.
Absurd, you say? On the surface it may seem so; however, this is an accurate description of the postmodern truth model as taught in most all of our secular institutions of learning. Some churches and seminaries are even opting for variations on the postmodern truth model.
Let's go back to Jesus' words..."you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." (John 8:32) He would also teach that He is The Truth (John 14:6). We need to let the Word of God stand as is. It is the fixed center upon which we can get the tools to overcome our addictions and heal our brokenness.
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