Introduction
- John 18:37-38 – “What is truth?”
- “There is no truth”
- “Truth is subjective.”
- “Truth is what you want it to be.”
- “Truth is different for everyone.”
- “Truth changes.”
- “I have my truth and you have your truth.”
- III John 1:1-4, 8, 11-12
- 58% of adults agreed: “There can be multiple, conflicting moral truth views in any given situation without anyone being wrong.”
Truth comes from God.
- John 14:5-6
- John 15:26; 16:13
- Truth is not something the apostles were making up.
- John 17:17-19
- Colossians 1:1-6
- If you want absolute truth, go to God’s word!
Truth is an objective reality that is external to human emotions, religious trends, social fads, and political movements.
- Genesis 37:31-34 – Sincerity does not equal truth.
- Genesis 39:7-10 – Joseph did the right thing because he recognized objective external truth.
- I Corinthians 13:4-6 – Love rejoices with the truth.
- 33% of adults agreed: “Truth is a social creation; it is not an absolute, consistent reality unaffected by cultural differences.”
- 44% of adults agreed: “Different religions/philosophies having conflicting ideas about moral truth proves there are no moral absolutes.”
- 45% of adults agreed: “Perceptions of moral truth change over time and across cultures, proving there is no absolute moral truth.”
- Dr. David Zuccolotto: “Find your truth is no longer about honesty – it’s about authority. It doesn’t just encourage self-expression; it commands you to build a worldview from the inside out, as if your private sense of self could bear the weight of defining reality.”
- Brett McCracken: “the philosophy of ‘your truth’ destroys families when a dad suddenly decides ‘his truth’ is calling him to a new lover, a new family, or maybe even a new gender. It’s a philosophy that can destroy entire societies, because invariably one person’s truth will go to battle with another person’s truth, and, devoid of reason, only power decides the victor.”
- Isaiah 5:20-21
- Ephesians 4:11-14