Apostle John 4: 1: What Is Truth?
Ps2000 Week One Devotional
Apostle John wrote in 1 John 4:1 (KJV) to test the spirit by the Spirit; for where there is truth, there is also a lie. There is the Real McCoy and the counterfeit; true and false, true Christians and false Christians, true brethren and false brethren (2Cor. 11:26) who preach a false gospel (Gal. 1:6-9) and so the question asked over 2000 years ago was “What is truth?” Jesus was asked this question by Pontius Pilate and today, there are many discussions concerning truth.
Jesus helps us out religiously when He stated in John 14:6 (KJV) (Joh 14:6) “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Perhaps a better question to ask would be “Who is Truth?” The Bible also makes it clear that apart from the Truth, man is prone to lean unto his …show more content…
Relative truth is opinion based. In other words, what is beautiful to me may be ugly to someone else. “The philosophy of relativism says that all truth is relative and that there is no such thing as absolute truth” ("Absolute truth," n.d., p. 4).
And so in today’s secular world, you have post modernism, philosophy of skepticism, and pluralism which says that all truth claims are equally valid. So, “can some truth come from secular sources and individuals?” Sure, I use the internet every day and it has proven to be very helpful in aiding my studies at OCU and my preaching and teaching in the church community. But, I do have to proceed cautiously because not everything I read is based on absolute truth but relatively what someone’s view or opinion is on a given subject.
I certainly don’t want to be taking my medication for diabetes based on my doctor’s opinion but on what he knows to be true and so far my diabetes is under control and has gone from a 6.8 A1C reading to a 6.0 reading. So, I am inclined to believe that good science and good theology make for a good
Apostle John wrote in 1 John 4:1 (KJV) to test the spirit by the Spirit; for where there is truth, there is also a lie. There is the Real McCoy and the counterfeit; true and false, true Christians and false Christians, true brethren and false brethren (2Cor. 11:26) who preach a false gospel (Gal. 1:6-9) and so the question asked over 2000 years ago was “What is truth?” Jesus was asked this question by Pontius Pilate and today, there are many discussions concerning truth.
Jesus helps us out religiously when He stated in John 14:6 (KJV) (Joh 14:6) “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Perhaps a better question to ask would be “Who is Truth?” The Bible also makes it clear that apart from the Truth, man is prone to lean unto his …show more content…
Relative truth is opinion based. In other words, what is beautiful to me may be ugly to someone else. “The philosophy of relativism says that all truth is relative and that there is no such thing as absolute truth” ("Absolute truth," n.d., p. 4).
And so in today’s secular world, you have post modernism, philosophy of skepticism, and pluralism which says that all truth claims are equally valid. So, “can some truth come from secular sources and individuals?” Sure, I use the internet every day and it has proven to be very helpful in aiding my studies at OCU and my preaching and teaching in the church community. But, I do have to proceed cautiously because not everything I read is based on absolute truth but relatively what someone’s view or opinion is on a given subject.
I certainly don’t want to be taking my medication for diabetes based on my doctor’s opinion but on what he knows to be true and so far my diabetes is under control and has gone from a 6.8 A1C reading to a 6.0 reading. So, I am inclined to believe that good science and good theology make for a good