Truth or consequences

Dan Rhodes
Eternity Now
Dan Rhodes

The idea that there is no absolute truth is very popular today. A variation of this is that everyone has their own truth; that we each need to find the truth as we see it. Satan wants us to doubt truth itself, because that makes it easier for him to deceive us.

But truth, by definition, is unchangeable and absolute. Lies can change, but the truth always remains the same. In fact, it is impossible for anyone to function in the world without an underlying foundation of truth.

Take the Laws of Physics, for example. Most of us are not consciously aware of the laws that rule creation. But the universe functions because God has established absolute truths, or laws, that govern the way things work.

The Law of Gravity is a good example. No one understands precisely what gravity is, we just know that it works. It is an absolute rule of the universe. Gravity keeps the Earth in proper relation to the Sun. It keeps the Earth's atmosphere in place. It allows us to move about over the surface of the Earth. Without the absolute truth of the Law of Gravity, life could not exist on the Earth.

Absolutes like gravity undergird everything we know and experience. As a philosophical position, the idea that absolute truth does not exist is unsustainable. Absolute truth is easily proven through objective reasoning, and by actual experience in the world around us.

"There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death" (Proverbs 14:12). Beware of the way that merely "seems right". The truth is we are all sinners. Jesus Christ came to save us from the penalty of sin. By trusting in Him we are saved from Hell, and receive eternal life in Heaven. Satan doesn't want us to hear this, but it is the absolute truth.
