As followers of the Bible Answer Man and Christian Research Institute know, truth as we have known it is under siege. It is being assailed on multiple fronts by a seemingly endless barrage of “ism’s”; such as postmodernism, relativism, hedonism, and philosophical naturalism to name just a few.
To many Christians, truth has apparently become less and less defensible, either because they perceive that truth has become so deconstructed, relative, subjective, and vaporized that—like Humpty Dumpty—they don’t know if it can ever be put back together again, or they believe—perhaps tactically more than rationally—that objective truth exist, but they're simply bewildered and befuddled as how to defend their convictions and instincts.
This is where the Christian Research Institute and the Bible Answer Man broadcast come in. It’s where serious Christians can make a difference by knowing where you stand, by standing your ground and, I think perhaps more importantly than anything else, by standing together. Not standing on the perennial shifting sands of cultural and intellectual fashion. Not on porous platitudes of politically correct secularists whose only God is tolerance. The Christian faith stands on the unshakeable rock of revelation, its God’s Word tested through the ages.
I love what C.S. Lewis once said, “Enemy occupied territory–––that is what this world is. Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in a great campaign of sabotage.”[i] What we have to grasp is that while truth is under siege God hasn’t called us to sit for truth, he’s called us to stand for truth.
When truth is under siege there’s no time for impartiality, indifference or ignorance. This also is certainly not a time for cowardice. It’s a time for righteous revolutionaries, people willing to stand their ground because they’ve witnessed the deadly consequences when godless ideologies are not halted in their tracks.
If you recognize that truth is under siege, and that heresy advances as orthodoxy retreats, there are some options. You can study and that means getting into the Word of God and getting the Word of God into you. It means praying, to attempt to stand against today’s assaults on truth without the power of prayer is sheer folly.
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[i] C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1980-renewed), 46.
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7 comments:
Fortunately the Christian academic community really believes that truth matters which is why it teaches evolution and common descent. Conversely Hank Hanegraaf serves up the old nugget of truth wrapped in a great big lie. Hank you are a shameless liar and one of the lowest pieces of Christian lying scum on the planet. It's hard for a secular humanist to hate a fellow human but I truly hate your guts Hank. You are one of the worst excuses for a human being that has ever existed on this planet.
Wow, that was productive. I was wondering what a non-plagerized, original post of yours would look like. As I suspected, evil. And I don't much care for Hank either.
Anonymous name it and claim it. What did I plagiarize? I assume that is what you meant.
You're a real class act, Boris. A real class act. Sheesh...
All the "ism's" in the world can't pass the scrutiny like the Holy Bible. These are UNbelievers simply put.Jesus was right when He said "But you don't believe because you are not My sheep.My sheep hear My voice, I know them,and they follow Me." John 10:26-27 All these "ism's" are just excuses to live as they please.
It's not truth that is being assailed it's the Christian version of truth that is being assailed. In other words truthiness is under fire, not truth.
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