Phat
1. Objectivity
True Christianity starts from the premise that there is a source of truth outside of us. God's Word is truth (Psalm 119:160; John 17:17). It is objectively true-meaning it is true whether it speaks subjectively to any given individual or not; it is true regardless of how anyone feels about it; it is true in an absolute sense.
This is the first paragraph under the heading Objectivity.
In the same paragraph it states its premise{Tere is a source of truth outside of us} immediately followed by the conclusion {god's word is truth} Without going through an arguement to support the position.
Then it proceeds to further embellish the conclusion as being objectively true in an absolute sense.
This is a vacuuous statement because it does not explain the rational between the premise and the conclusion.It does not even attempt to show what other possibilities could exist that might be capable of supporting the premise yet not reach the same conclusion and attack those arguements to show how they are not capable of support of
their conclusion.
Then in the second paragraph we find this little gem.
Of course this existential generation finds such a view utterly distasteful. People prefer to seek truth inside themselves. If they contemplate the meaning of Scripture at all, it is usually only in terms of "what this verse means to me"-as if the message of Scripture were unique to every individual.
What is the arguement that supports this conclusion? Be wary of statements where the opening 2 words are "Of course" if they are not followed by a line of reasoning to show the validty of the statement. How do they know it to be distateful? They can assume it to be disatasteful but must defend the postion. What conceit on the part of a person allows for such a view to take root?
Perhaps they can explain why it is wrong to seek truth inside oneself? Perhaps they have a valid point to make amongst all of this. How can one know if they fail to engage in discourse to allow others to argue?
Then we have the next in line under Rationality
Biblical Christianity is also based on the conviction that the objective revelation of Scripture is rational. The Bible makes good sense. It contains no contradictions, no errors, and no unsound principles. Anything that does contradict Scripture is untrue.
It gets better in the next paragraph
That sort of rationality is antithetical to the whole gist of post-modern thought. People today are taught to glorify contradiction, embrace that which is absurd, prefer that which is subjective, and let feelings (rather than intellect) determine what they believe. But such irrationality is nothing less than an overt rejection of the very concept of truth.
I do not know if this is a direction you yourself want to take Phat. What do you think?
This message has been edited by sidelined, Tue, 2006-03-14 09:04 AM
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