What is Truth? Ravi Zacharias, Os Guiness, RC Sproul

Excerpt from the Focus on the Family series "The Truth Project", Ravi Zacharias, Os Guiness and RC Spoul answer the question "What is Truth?"

http://www.thetruthproject.org/

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Education

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• Focus on the Family
• Truth Project
• Ravi Zacharias
• Os Guiness
• RC Sproul

[Thuva44]

JESUS IS LORD!! HE IS THE ALPHA AND OMEGA!! HE IS AND IS TO COME!! I LOVE JESUS!

[TheErowidian]

@beeeefcurtains

I apologize sir, I did not mean to offend you by my question. If I may humbly ask one more.. What do you mean when you say "What anyone values is usually completely artificial." Please understand me, I am not arguing for or against God. When you say that you are not making any truth claims and then say that: "this is complete rubbish" , are you not making a truth claim? And if you say "No, I am not making a truth claim", then your comment self-destructs and is found wanting.

[radbarij]

So... in other words truth = rationalization? Well, I can certainly see why these jokers are popular...

[pana376]

truth is your full of shit

[distractionxx]

love the video man

[kickinwayne45]

@Aliceeis, i think the answer is in the question. Why is truth most important? Because its truth! The very definition of reality! Thats a little kid asking why about everything, eventually you get to a simple self referencing truth. That's truth (and truth =Jesus =God=Yahweh= "I Am" aka self referencing reality).

[AliceEis]

No. The greatest question you can ask is "Why?" or "Why not?" and that's the question I ask to those who think this is the greatest question of all; Why?

[Firewalker2609]

Jesus IS the truth, the life and the way!

[1dcondave]

@orbitingwebstar Again I say to you: recheck. My comment did not compare Christ to Sandusky (spelling?), but Pilate to Paterno; the object being that we often fail to do the right thing because it's easier to go with the flow. Only later do we discover that we have become accessories to the crime. My dear sweet mama told me as a kid that failing to do the right thing is the same as doing the wrong thing.

[orbitingwebstar]

So Jesus having and being servant to (All). Can somehow be equated to some queer football jock and the dollar worshipers that wouldn't tell on him. Interesting v e r y Interesting indeed.

[1dcondave]

@orbitingwebstar Re-check your perspective. Joe Paterno and others were recently punished for "washing their hands" when they knew innocent children were being molested and did nothing. Now- if Jesus of Nazareth is truly the Messiah sent by God, innocent of any sin, yet falsely condemned to die a brutal death at the hands of evil men; if Pilate had the authority to do the right thing and chose not to because of political expediency, then could we not consider that a crime, just like @ Penn St?

[orbitingwebstar]

But that is what ZIONIST'S do. Twist and lie twist and lie.

[orbitingwebstar]

Ravi Zacharias is a liar from the pit of hell. He said Pilate committed the biggest crime in history. The Bible says this.(Mat 27:24) When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Need I say more?

[microvantastic]

If one has no grasp of the meaning and definition of morality...it's virtually impossible to define truth in a coherent authorative context.

MORAPHOBIA (fear of moral integrity) is the ultimate insignia of man's unquenchable desire for self glorification.

Four Necessities of Life are: Virtue Truth Morality & Time.

Test them for yourself.

Apply them in your life, and you'll find infinite substance. --yours truly, j.b.

[microvantastic]

I believe Truth is anything that gives.. not only meaning, but hope to the plight of man. I don't agree with RC's definition. If the "Allmighty" decides what it is, it still remains to be defined. Truth is what makes a given social "fact" either viable or unacceptable...thus, Truth is moral bound because it values not only man's existence, but his hope for perpetual valldation.

I say.. Truth is Infinite Moral Provocation.

ALSO...Truth is that which justifies infinite understanding.

[mickdukes]

Look at all the professional scholars debating HERE, of all places, YouTube! Be still, you foolish Christian detractors, and be silent! You have the privilege of reading the words of some of the greatest men on the face of the earth! Tremble before their intellect!

Of course, I'm being sarcastic. God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - bless.

[TheErowidian]

Objective truth exists, despite popular opinion, and despite what people's particular worldviews may be. For example: For centuries, many learned men during their time maintained that the earth was flat. Many at the same time maintained that it was round. Whose view corresponded with the objective truth? Those who espoused that the earth was round correct? Truth, by definition, is exclusive. Those who thought it to be flat were wrong. The earth cannont be flat and round at the same time.

[beeeefcurtains]

@TheErowidian Well, kind sir, I am only saying that people within a particular culture, history, geographic area etc. are pressured, or even coerced, into accepting "truth" or values. Furthermore, what we perceive has valuable or moral is usually legitimated. For instance, stealing is usually seen has immoral, but conquest is commonly legitimated by necessity, destiny, etc.  Taking human life is also legitimated. When it's criminal it's murder. When it's justified, self-defense, war,etc

[TheErowidian]

@beeeefcurtains

I apologize sir, I did not mean to offend you by my question. If I may humbly ask one more.. What do you mean when you say "What anyone values is usually completely artificial." Please understand me, I am not arguing for or against God, I am simply asking you to clarify your position. Thank you.

[beeeefcurtains]

@TheErowidian Why would that affect you in any way, and why would it affect "truth?" Who cares what I value? What anyone values is usually completely artificial. God does nothing to actually explain why anyone values anything. He's a horrible shortcut to take instead of actually confronting serious questions.

[beeeefcurtains]

@rrvolk I'm not making any truth claims; I'm saying this is complete bullshit. There's a significant difference: it's much easier to say what isn't true than to say what is true, and religion, any religion, is false, is complete bullshit. Religion shouts charlatan! Im' not saying science is infallible, but it's many, many times more trustworthy than any religion or ancient "truth." Plus, scientists aren't brainwashing any kids. That's what religion does.

[rrvolk]

@beeeefcurtains How do you know your statment is true if you have no definition of truth?

You have provided no support for this opinion; it is simply an emotional reaction.

Actually, this kind of mind control is already being used constantly on America’s children through the public education system, the secular media, and science museums.

It's called evolution. The Bible warns about mind controllers at such institutions: it is they “who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18).

[TheErowidian]

@beeeefcurtains

I humbly would like to ask only one question of you. What do you value most in your life?

[beeeefcurtains]

What is truth? It's a stupid question. These theologians put on one of the most exquisite charades. They imagine these "deep" questions and create "profound" characters to "explain" their questions. They never actually get to the heart of what they seek. God is obviously a reflection of men made to control people.