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Objective Truth

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Introduction
  • Proverbs 23:23
  • Objective – truth that exists independently of individual perspectives, emotions, or biases.
  • Subjective – based on my individual experience, and not to be universally applied.
  • John 8:44
    • Truth is inescapable
    • Acts 17:16-21, 30-33 – Did their rejection mean that what Paul said wasn’t true? No!
    • Some things are universally true.
    • Some people believe people can choose to be cats.
    • If you try to say there is no objective truth, you are making a statement about objective truth and are inconsistent with yourself.
      • Humans often have a flawed perception of truth, but that doesn’t mean truth doesn’t exist.
      I may be opposed to the truth.
      • II Timothy 3:7-9, 1-6
        • I may be mistaken.
        • Hebrews 5:11-14
        • Dan Barker tried to argue that since all Christians don’t agree, God may not exist. But all atheists don’t agree either!
          • I may be sincerely mistaken.
          • Acts 26:9
            • I may be deceived.
            • II John 1:7
            • Matthew 7:15-18
            • I John 4:1
            • If I am deceived, I need to become more discerning.
              • Truth exists, even in the moral and spiritual realm.
              • John 14:6 – Is this objective or subjective?
              • John 17:17 – Is God’s word only true sometimes? No!
              • John 8:31-32
              • John 12:48 – God’s word will judge us.
              • Romans 1:28-31, 18, 25
              • Romans 2:5-8 – “the truth”
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