Jesus puts it best, "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make them free" (John 8:32). Notice, it is the truth. Not some truth some errors. No! It is the truth, from start to finish. To this end Dr. John MacArthur has written a volume that I believe must be read by every pastor and believers who loves the truth and wants to see it prevail in the marketplace of religious ideas.
In the first chapter, MacArthur makes it clear that at the fundamental level of meaningful living is the abostule necessity of truth (p.1). Life would be unlivable without this most basic axiom. Further, he defines truth as the self-expression of God, and he finds this definition as theological (p.2). Therefore, truth is defined by who God is.
So what is truth in a postmodern world? "Postmodernism is marked by a tendency to dismiss the possibility of any sure and settled knowedge of the truth" (p.10). "Postmodernism has resulted in a widespread rejection of truth and the enshrinement of skepticism" (p.12).
All true Christians need to hear the clarion call to arms against error in the defence of "the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints" (Jude 3, NASB).
In the first chapter, MacArthur makes it clear that at the fundamental level of meaningful living is the abostule necessity of truth (p.1). Life would be unlivable without this most basic axiom. Further, he defines truth as the self-expression of God, and he finds this definition as theological (p.2). Therefore, truth is defined by who God is.
So what is truth in a postmodern world? "Postmodernism is marked by a tendency to dismiss the possibility of any sure and settled knowedge of the truth" (p.10). "Postmodernism has resulted in a widespread rejection of truth and the enshrinement of skepticism" (p.12).
All true Christians need to hear the clarion call to arms against error in the defence of "the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints" (Jude 3, NASB).
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