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1 | Why is relativistic truth wrong? | John 14:17 | Lionstrong | 8824 | ||
Greetings, Nolan, Relativistic truth is a contradiction in terms, like a square circle. The very nature of truth is absolute. If Jesus is the truth (that is, if Jesus defines the nature of truth), then truth can not be relative. Please, see my comments on truth at Josh 10:12. |
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2 | Why is relativistic truth wrong? | John 14:17 | Makarios | 8841 | ||
Greetings Lionstrong! Its been awhile since we have spoken together.. :) I appreciate your answer, and I absolutely agree with you regarding the 'contradiction' of relativistic truth and absolute truth. Christianity rests on a foundation of absolute truth (1 Kings 17:24; Psalm 25:5; 43:3; 119:30; John 1:17; 8:44; 14:17; 17:17; 2 Cor. 6:7; Ephesians 4:15; 6:14; 2 Timothy 2:15; 1 John 3:19; 3 John 4,8). Also, one must realize that if all truth is relative, then one person's "truth" is just as good as another person's "truth." This ultimately means that any religion's "truth" is as good as Christianity's truth. In moral relativism, there is no way to tell which way is north and which way is south when it comes to right and wrong. As people accelerate down the road where moral relativity takes them, there is no absolute truth, no center stripe down the highway of life. There are many casualties along this highway. One might understand the statement 'all truth is relative' to mean that it is an absolute truth that all truth is relative. Such a statement is self-defeating (since there are supposedly no absolute truths) and is therefore false. Also, one could understand this as saying that it is a relative truth that all truth is relative. But such a statement is ultimately meaningless. No matter how you understand this statement- whether you say it is an absolute truth that all truth is relative, or whether you say it is a relative truth that all truth is relative- it should be rejected. As Christians, we believe that absolute morals are grounded in the absolutely moral God of the Bible. Scripture tells us: "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). Moral law flows from the moral Lawgiver of the universe. God stands against the moral relativist whose behavior is based on "whatever is right in his own eyes" (Deut. 12:8; Judg. 17:6; 21:25; Proverbs 21:2). I have just finished watching D. James Kennedy.. :) I'll stop preaching now. Sources: Nave's Topical Bible Nolan |
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3 | Is some truth relative? | John 14:17 | Lionstrong | 8848 | ||
Hello, Nolan, Just a question for clarification: Whereas it is false that ALL truth is relative, is it true that SOME truth is relative? If so, what truths? |
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4 | Is some truth relative? | John 14:17 | Makarios | 8853 | ||
Hello Lionstrong, The ultimate and absolute truth is the Bible, and I'm sure that you would agree with me here. However, there are certain observances that have been revealed to us as "truth" that are not directly based upon the absolute truth, but they are facts regardless. The Lord has allowed us to observe our world to a certain extent that we know certain things by observation. However, if any 'observation' that we make counteracts this absolute truth, then it is the 'observation' that is in error. For instance, such observations we take for granted: water exists in three forms (as a liquid, a solid and a vapor). This 'observation' has been 'proven' as factual by the earthly means that our Lord has blessed us with. However, there are other 'observations' that run contrary to scripture, such as the theory of evolution. And this would be an example of something that should not be speculated on since this theory runs contradictory to our absolute truth, which is given to us through Scripture and the revelation of Jesus Christ. Lionstrong, I remember the dialogue that we discussed back and forth on the Joshua tree, and that discussion was not what I was seeking here. It would not bear any beneficial fruit for me to go back to that discussion. Nolan |
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5 | Is some truth relative? | John 14:17 | Lionstrong | 8862 | ||
Hello, Nolan, I'll take your response as a "yes." You misunderstood my first answer to your question, then. I was not contrasting absolute truth and relativistic truth. I was saying that because the nature of truth is absolute, there is NO SUCH THING as relative truth. "Relative" can not be an adjective modifying "truth", because the two terms are contradictory, like a square circle. Our culture believes that there's such a thing as relative truth, but one can find no support in the Bible for such a notion. All truth, if it is truth, is absolute. Peace. |
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6 | Is some truth relative? | John 14:17 | Makarios | 8864 | ||
Hello, Lionstrong, I appreciate you making yourself a little 'clearer'.. :) Have a good day, Nolan |
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