A friend from where I used to work does not believe in ultimate truth, either in the form of God or in any other form. It's not only unfortunate, but false and dangerous. It's false because there are constants, such as mathematics, where 2+2 has always and will always equal 4. It's dangerous because the logical end of the argument is that if I think driving drunk, murdering others, and mugging others is morally acceptable, I should be allowed to get away with it. Even if you counter with saying I ought to be allowed to think those things but not do them because it infringes on others' rights, you have countered with what you believe is an ultimate truth, that everyone has a certain set of rights and that I have no right myself to impinge on them.
Everybody, if they are perfectly honest with themselves, believes in a certain universal truth, a truth that applies to everybody in every situation. Most of them just won't admit it. Why not? For one, it makes some of them hypocrites if they've said they don't believe in a universal truth. Second, the admission of a universal truth begs the question of where the truth came from. If it applies to all of us, it stands to reason that it is above all of us; but if you believe we are nothing more than the current epitome of a random sequence of events called evolution, than how can there be a universal truth?
In essence, the denial of a universal truth is a denial of God, be it for a lack of trust in His goodness, a lack of faith, a rejection of how some Christians unfortunately behave (not realizing that all humans are, to an extent, hypocrites and fools), not being able to understand enough of Him, or any other reason.
Essentially, all reasons boil down to a fear of it not working. There's no logical reason someone would reject an eternal afterlife in paradise and help in this life when they're given freely and all that is expected is some honest gratitude, but if there is no belief that it is real, it makes little sense to accept it. Part of the blame for the perception that it is not real lies with Christians ourselves, since we not only are often others' judges, but also worriers and hypocrites, too.
If they world sees Christianity not making a significant impact in our lives, how will they believe in it to change theirs? Why should they? How can you convince someone of the ultimate truth when that truth is not something even you appear to really believe in?
This blog is for both Christians who are seeking to improve their walk with God and for non-Christians who are seeking to know how Christians should walk. There will be no judgment of character on this blog, nor any condemnation. There will be Biblical views on sin, forgiveness, love, worship, etc. My hope is that non-believers reading this will realize that true Christianity is about love and forgiveness, not judgment, and that believers will find encouragement and, by God’s grace, wisdom.
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