What is Truth?

I never knew finding an article that talked about truth would be this hard to find. I finally found an article that at least talked a little bit about how truth is being misused in our society today. After reading the article, I found it to be sad that most politicians find it hard to tell the truth during their campaigns or times in office. Although it is key for our politicians to always say the truth or atleast try to, this is not what this post is about. This post is about the people who believe anything they hear and regard it as the truth for themselves.

What is truth? The simplest answer I can give is that truth is something that is immovable. From a Christians perspective, Jesus is the truth and in Him all things can be known. Almost everything in today's culture says that truth is subjective or relative. If that were true then I wouldn't be in this class because it is would be a waste of my time. People have gotten used to having others tell them what they believe in. No one does research anymore; we have become too lazy to find the truth for ourselves. The media, politicians, and society knows this. They will keep feeding us whatever they deem is right until we get off our butts and find the truth for ourselves.

One thing I would also like to touch on is that there is a difference between truth and opinion. It is the truth that if you shoot yourself with a loaded gun, you will probably die. It is m opinion that cricket is the most boring sport in the world. As I much as I don't like the sport cricket or understand it, it is the best sport in the world to some other person. My opinion is formed through my reasoning, but the truth isn't. The truth has always existed no matter what I believe or say.

Is Al Gore right about global warming? I sure hope not. Opinion is not the truth. It is our reasoning, and the quicker people understand that, the faster they can start looking for the truth for whatever issues they have in their respective lives.

In conclusion, I would like to say that truth is not subjective or relative, it does exist. Just because we do not know the truth does not mean it doesn't exist. It does!! Do the hard work of finding it. Don't make up something and call it the truth. You will not only lead yourself astray, but thousands of others too. I believe in Jesus and I believe that the Bible speaks truth into my life no matter the situation. This is truth for me and it can also be truth for you. We will never be effective in our various careers if we do not have something concrete and immovable we believe in. The purpose of this post is not to tell you what to believe. I write this to challenge to stop believing in everything you are told and start doing research.