A Brief Reflection on Truth
What is the truth? How do you know that your knowledge of God is a true one? This article explains that truth is found in who Jesus declared himself to be, not in what you believe him to be.
What is the truth? How do you know that your knowledge of God is a true one? This article explains that truth is found in who Jesus declared himself to be, not in what you believe him to be.
If truth is what corresponds to reality, what should be the Christian answer to the claims of postmodernism, relativism, and pragmatism?
Should Christians always tell the truth? Truthtelling is not only based on God's character, but is important for the flourishing of society. The article explains that there are three other reasons why telling the truth important: authentic communication, trust and cooperation, and human dignity.
Should Christians always tell the truth at the workplace? This article explains the biblical view on telling the truth. It shows that truth is required because of God's character, but also that there are exceptions to truthtelling.
Wells reflects on Christian discipleship in our contemporary postmodern world. He first wants to characterize the present context of globalized postmodernity. Wells next considers three facets which are important to Christian discipleship: truth, authenticity, and a global vision.
Recent studies have recast our understanding of Roman religion and led us to appreciate both its diversity and unity.
Kostenberger takes a fresh look at the significance of the question of Pilate in John 18:38, “What is truth?” in its immediate context of Jesus’ trial. He also considers the larger context of the passion narrative in John 18-John 19 and the farewell discourse in John 13-John 17.
This article is an apology for the value of truth. Truth matters for Groothuis. He seeks honesty when dealing with truth for apologetic purposes. In this article he first explores the relationship of truth, self-deception, and personal virtue. He further considers the role of humility in the quest for truth and warns against the vice of intellectual apathy.
The author's concern in this article is having a good understanding of truth and the nature of truth. He reminds his readers that a biblical concept of truth is a complex of faithfulness, firmness, reliability, honesty, integrity and consistency. In the process, he gives a defence of a biblical understanding of truth against the attacks of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Churches are faced with the reality of pluralism. While the basic phenomenon is not new, the intellectual response to it is: the suggestion that plurality of beliefs is theoretically justified. The first casualty of the pluralist agenda is truth. McGrath's approach is to articulate some of the central presuppositions and methods of a pluralist ideology and intellectual pluralism.
In Chapter 1 Burns discusses the subject of the presence of God in John 1:1-18. The focus of the chapter is verse 14.
Are all religions at heart the same? Can there be only one true religion? The author reflects upon these questions in Chapter 1. Part of this reflection explains the relevance of people’s assumptions about truth. People’s basic assumptions about the nature of the world fit together to form a worldview.
A meaningful relationship with God is dependent on knowing God. Love for and knowledge of God go hand-in-hand. The emphasis of this chapter is that loving God means loving truth. It further explains a theological method and process that have as goal to explain how the Christian faith is relevant to different aspects of the Christian life.
This article is part of a series that seeks to establish a basis for establishing what is right and true. Can we know truth? Truth begins with God, and only God can overcome the fallen condition of man to reveal the truth to him. The Bible reveals this truth.
How can one practice good criticism? Criticizing other Christians is not meant to destroy them, but to build them up. This article shows how one can exercise criticism that is based on loving the truth and defending it, while at the same time caring for the person being criticized.
According to Ephesians 6:11-14, Christians are engaged in spiritual warfare. This article reminds Christians of the reality of this warfare by showing that we are faced by a real enemy, the devil, who is powerful, cunning and wicked. However, by the truth of God's word believers are able to stand against the devil.
Postmodernism is the denial of metanarrative, and deconstructionism is the denial of the definable meaning of words. This article shows that both these things have the same source - unbelief. It is only belief in God that will provide the truth that encompasses all reality.
Looking at the Ninth Commandment, this article shows that though the God demands truth, He does not totally forbid lying. In fact, God Himself uses lies in the Bible. Based on this, the author shows there are times when Christians can lie too. When this happens, the issues of the goal, motives, and conscience should be taken into consideration.
In seeking objective truth, human beings cannot rid themselves of their personal perspectives. Applying the theory of perspectivism to reading the Bible, the author of this article shows that perspectivism should not be equated to relativism. Perspectivism does not hold all perspectives to be equal, but instead upholds the principle of unity in diversity.
In seeking objective truth, human beings cannot rid themselves of their personal perspectives. The author of this article applies the theory of perspectivism in the Bible to show how different themes from the Bible can be expanded to cover the whole of scripture. This article looks at the following biblical themes: the Ten Commandments, God, God's attributes, ethical issues, and the three offices of the Old Testament.
In seeking objective truth, human beings cannot rid themselves of their personal perspectives. This article shows that biblical writers used different perspectives, and yet there is harmony. The Bible does not teach us different perspectives, but rather one worldview about God, the world and ourselves, making it possible to speak about a Christian perspective.
In seeking objective truth, human beings cannot rid themselves of their personal perspectives. The study of natural sciences and social sciences is also influenced by individual perspectives.
Looking at the division made in modern philosophy in the pursuit to discover truth, this article studies the relationship between analytical truth and synthetic truth. The author maintains that it is impossible to make a distinction between these two kinds of truth, and relates this to the topic of apologetics.
This article is about how ideologies can sometimes determine truth and evidence in science. Global warming and the dating of dinosaurs are given as examples.
This article is about the future of the reformed faith, truth in theology and commitment in the church.
These articles are about Cornelis van Til's view of apologetics. Presuppositions and truth in apologetics are discussed, as well as theism, the autonomy of man, human reason and logic.
This article is about the characteristics of the reformed life. The author also discusses truth, good works, and love.
These articles on presuppositional apologetics looks at the use of reason and intellect in faith, the wisdom of man and the Word of God, the presuppositions of truth, the unbeliever and knowledge of God, neutral ground and defending the faith, and persuasion in apologetics.
This article is about apologetics and Scripture and philosophy. The author also looks at truth and the unbeliever, as well as apologetics (defending the faith) and evangelism.
Wilkinson argues for a form of Christian apologetics which is not merely confrontation or defense on the intellectual level. He emphasizes a personal and holistic method and one which takes contemporary culture seriously.
It is hard to imagine a more profound question than "What is truth?" The world’s greatest philosophers and theologians has been driven by the quest for truth. It is also the question Pilate asked Jesus. It is probable that Pilate’s question has several layers of meaning, intriguing commentators over the centuries. This pays tribute not so much to Pilate but to the apostle John who wove the question into the fabric of his Gospel concerning Jesus, the Christ and Son of God.
These three articles looks at the importance and the responsibilities of church membership. The author also discusses the invisible church, membership of a denomination, the important place of truth in the church, and separation and apostasy from a church.
This article looks at what it means to confess our faith, the work of the Spirit in the church to guide us in all truth, and the usefulness of creeds.
In these three articles about heresy, the author shows the importance of truth versus heresy from a Scriptural and historical perspective. Relativism (as part of post modernism) is also discussed.