Subject: How would you respond to their claim? |
Bible Note: What does "true" mean? Hi Kalos. While I agree with your argument, it has this problem: it assumes the people care about truth. The fact is, many people feel that no one can really know what is true. When they say "this is true for me" they don't really mean "objectively true." They are making a much more modest claim: they just mean that it's at the heart of their experience. People feel bullied by "truth" -- and indeed, with so much corruption in government, media, business etc... people are right in mistrusting "official truths." Personally, I wouldn't bring up the word "Truth" until much later in the conversation... instead, compel them with meaningful experiences. It is important, I think, to start by speaking of God in THEIR OWN language (like Paul did in Athens) instead of trying to reclaim our own language (like the word Truth). Once they start asking questions -- because they are hungry -- then discussion of what "truth" means can follow. JRM |