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Truth


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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
      • Truth is what matters on the Day of Judgment.
        • John 12:46-49
        • I Corinthians 6:10
        • Galatians 5:22-23
        • I Peter 1:22
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