Absolute Truth
Dear Champions,
The short excerpt is by RC Sproul, and the Scripture is John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
The Koran (Islam's holy book) says, "Jesus . . . was only a messenger of Allah . . .Far is it removed from His (Allah's) transcendent majesty that He should have a son." In other words, Christianity says Jesus is the Son of God, but Islam says Jesus is not the Son of God. Are Christianity and Islam the same about Jesus? Can both religions be true? Two contradictory statements can't both be true at the same time in the same way. Without assuming that principle (called the law of non-contradiction), no meaningful statement about reality is possible.
The point is that truth is not relative. Jesus claims that there is one way to get to heaven, so all roads do not lead to the same path. Truth is truth. We all know that 2 + 2 = 4. Relativism is more than logically impossible; it's morally unthinkable.
If nothing is true, nothing is immoral. Not torturing infants. Not the Holocaust. Not slavery. Not rape. Not drive-by gang murders. Not nuclear destruction. Not cannibalism. Not oppressing women. Not racial bigotry. Not any evil act.
And that's both relativism's downfall and its attraction. People often reject the idea of absolute truth to escape the idea of absolute morality. They choose relativism to justify their own behavior. But deep down in their consciences, all people know (even those who don't like to admit it during a discussion on truth) that some acts are absolutely wrong.
Champions, have a great week!-David Vining
P.S. When someone tells you that no one can know the truth, ask them how they know that is true.
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