Send us a textWHAT IS TRUTH (PART 1)?PODCAST EPISODE 2 OUTLINEIntroduction:What is truth? This is a question Quote Pontius Pilate asking this question to Jesus.  John 18:3838Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?” And after saying this, he came out again to the Jews and *said to them, “I find no grounds at all for charges in His casePilate walked away before Jesus could answer his question. Which means he didn’t really want an answer. Pilate’s attitude toward the truth is very similar to our society’s attitude toward truth today.  People claim to want the truth but what they really mean is that they only want truths that make their lives more comfortable; truths that are convenient.  1.    A biblical perspective on truth.. John 14:66Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me. 1 Peter 3:15-16And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be in dread, 15but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, but with gentleness and respect; 16and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who disparage your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. 2.    Objections to objective truth·         There is no truth·         All truth is relative·         You can’t know truth·         No objective truth:o   Christianity is not objectively true = just a matter of opiniono   Jesus is a liaro   The existence of God is a matter of opinion In the following two podcast episodes I will demonstrate three things:o   Objective truth existso   Objective truth can be knowno   Christianity is based on and defined by objective truth claims about reality SUMMARY PART 1We have come to the end of our second episode so let’s summarise:·         There are two kinds of truth claims: Subjective (opinions and preferences of the subject) and objective (grounded in the object of the claim)·         There is a difference between a truth claim and an established or verified truth (proved by evidence).·         All truth claims fall into at least one of these four categories:o   Materialo   Mental/Conceptualo   Metaphysicalo   MoralThank you for listening and until next time, remember: The truth matters, and so do you!Support the show

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