Comments on: Whatever Happened to Truth? http://www.biblicalfoundations.org/blog/bible/whatever-happened-to-truth ALERT: Dr. Köstenberger’s blogs are now becoming available in Spanish. We will continue to add new posts as soon as they can be translated. Click on “Espanol” above Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:55:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: peter http://www.biblicalfoundations.org/blog/bible/whatever-happened-to-truth/comment-page-1#comment-722 peter Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:06:25 +0000 http://www.biblicalfoundations.org/?p=56#comment-722 Schaeffer may have been the greatest prophet in the last hundred years given his complete prediction of the death of truth in modern culture. Indeed, he spoke of postmodernity without speaking the term postmodern. Thank you for you post. I am... Peter Schaeffer may have been the greatest prophet in the last hundred years given his complete prediction of the death of truth in modern culture. Indeed, he spoke of postmodernity without speaking the term postmodern. Thank you for you post.

I am…

Peter

]]> By: Thomas C. Black http://www.biblicalfoundations.org/blog/bible/whatever-happened-to-truth/comment-page-1#comment-660 Thomas C. Black Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:21:04 +0000 http://www.biblicalfoundations.org/?p=56#comment-660 Truth. Without it the world devolves into an amorphous chaos where everyone’s preferences describe a personal reality disconected from everyone elses. In that dark place no decision is good or bad, no action is right or wrong. But in the presence of truth we are exposed for what we are. Therefore we need truth as the divine measuring rod of our identities. “I am the truth“ - Jesus The Christ. I unapologetically believe that the Bible is truth. Without a definite source of truth, we end up in a quagmire of irresponsible erudition leading to nowhere. Introduce a defined truth into a discussion however and everything relating to that revealed truth is either in line with it (true) or out of sync (false). “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” (John 17:17 NASB95) Truth. Without it the world devolves into an amorphous chaos where everyone’s preferences describe a personal reality disconected from everyone elses. In that dark place no decision is good or bad, no action is right or wrong.

But in the presence of truth we are exposed for what we are.
Therefore we need truth as the divine measuring rod of our identities.
“I am the truth“ – Jesus The Christ.
I unapologetically believe that the Bible is truth.

Without a definite source of truth, we end up in a quagmire of irresponsible erudition leading to nowhere. Introduce a defined truth into a discussion however and everything relating to that revealed truth is either in line with it (true) or out of sync (false).

“Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” (John 17:17 NASB95)

]]> By: Jonathan Erdman http://www.biblicalfoundations.org/blog/bible/whatever-happened-to-truth/comment-page-1#comment-658 Jonathan Erdman Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:40:54 +0000 http://www.biblicalfoundations.org/?p=56#comment-658 I like your comments here because I think it is time for Christians to start thinking more holistically about truth. It seems like in today's Christian discussion on truth there are one of two positions: The first is to take a hard line on propositional truth (Groothuis, Moreland) and the other side seems to be apathy toward the subject. I understand the importance of propositional truth, but I think I understand the postmodern concern that "truth" can simply become an object we possess and not a truly dynamic and life changing part of our lives. In the Gospel of John truth is propositional, but it is also ethical, and more than anything truth is the person of Christ. Those who are of Christ are "of the truth" and hence have experienced a dynamic change - a rebirth. Perhaps if we can recapture this holistic view of truth we can present more than true propositions to the world - we can present our whole lives as demonstration of the ultimate truth, which is Christ himself. I like your comments here because I think it is time for Christians to start thinking more holistically about truth.

It seems like in today’s Christian discussion on truth there are one of two positions: The first is to take a hard line on propositional truth (Groothuis, Moreland) and the other side seems to be apathy toward the subject.

I understand the importance of propositional truth, but I think I understand the postmodern concern that “truth” can simply become an object we possess and not a truly dynamic and life changing part of our lives.

In the Gospel of John truth is propositional, but it is also ethical, and more than anything truth is the person of Christ. Those who are of Christ are “of the truth” and hence have experienced a dynamic change – a rebirth.

Perhaps if we can recapture this holistic view of truth we can present more than true propositions to the world – we can present our whole lives as demonstration of the ultimate truth, which is Christ himself.

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