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ABSOLUTE TRUTH
According to the Barna Research Group, only 9% of
born again teens believe in moral absolutes and just 4% of the non-born
again teens believe that there are moral absolutes.
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John 14:6 NASB Jesus
said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to
the Father, but through Me.
ABSOLUTE TRUTH
In his book, The
New Absolutes, William Watkins cited several studies and then concluded,
"Roughly three out of four Americans claimed they embraced relativism and
opposed absolutism." (p. 26)
Isn't the statement, "there is no absolute truth"
a contradiction? Isn't it a statement that purports an absolute truth while
denying its existence?
Some truths are not negotiable, they are absolute.
It matters whether you breathe water or oxygen. If you breathe water you
will drown, it is an absolute truth.
When I go to the doctor, I want him to prescribe me
the proper dosage of medication I need. It wouldn't be right for her to
say to me, "Take as much as you want." Too much could kill me, not enough
wouldn't help me; I need the right dosage.
When I get ready to board an airplane, I want the
counter person to tell me the correct flight to board, I don't want to
hear, "It doesn't matter which plane you get on, they all will take you
somewhere." I want to know the absolute truth.
With all due respect to the majority opinion in our
society, there is an absolute truth. Jesus said, "
I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John
14:6 KJV
Illustration by Jim L. Wilson
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