Truth

OK, so I already have four blogs and a website, besides being a husband, daddy of four and a full time student. So why on Earth would I start another blog? Well the title of the Blog is the reason why. The TRUTH, what is the truth, you might ask or have asked sometime in your life and it is a relevant question. It may be even more relevant in our day and time than ever before. It is a question that men and women have been asking, for who know how long.
So, what is it...the Truth that is?
Well, if you look back throughout history it is a question the Pilate asked of Jesus, but did he (Pilate) really want an answer or was it asked rhetorically. In our day and age we are told that Truth is relative, meaning that you can have your truth and I can have mine, even if they are in direct opposition. As an example, I believe in creation, the evidence for intelligent design, ( a term I do not like all that well) is overwhelming, I am convinced. You may hold that we evolved from nothing into goo and then on and on. The problem that "TRUTH" poses is that both of these are not and cannot be simultaneously TRUE. A simpler illustration might be we each have four apples and I have four, we each count them and I say we nine and you say we have only eight, both answers cannot be TRUTH.
While at the beginning I slipped in the statement that truth is relevant but in our world today we are told that it is not relevant but relative. So, what is the difference well relevant is desribed as relating to or bearing upon the matter in hand, it implies a traceable, significant, logical connection. While relative, The term often refers to truth relativism, which is the doctrine that there are no absolute truths, i.e., that truth is always relative to some particular frame of reference, such as a language or a culture.
But wait if there are no absolute truths and that is an absolute statement it in itself is a contradiction of its own definition. But that is only a portion of what this Blog is about, let me define truth. It is that which corresponds to reality, that which is really real.

Truth is a pathway to freedom from the bondage of the lie. Jesus said that the Truth will set you free. So, as I said I will be leading some small groups over the next year, I have gone through the training, and am now just going through the program solo and then the wife and I will lead our family through it and beginning in January we will begin to lead other groups.

So, stay tuned. Ask questions, because the goal of this study of Veritology: The study of Truth; particularly the study of God's character and His Word as it relates to reality.

This is also a Worldview study, everyone has a world view, do you know what your is? Well as we go through this we will not focus a great deal on all worldviews, rather we will study and educate the body of believers to help us all achieve a Biblical Worldview. Here is the definition of worldview just in case you have never heard the term before. Worldview: A comprehensive set of truth claims that purports to paint a picture of reality; the framework from which we view reality and make sense of life and the world.

Until Next Time, follow this "link" to see listing of the lessons and a very brief explanation.