Harry Reeder delves into the meaning of contemporary attitudes to truth, showing why, despite appearances of generosity and inclusiveness, they are really indicative of a spirit of self-centeredness. He then goes on to explain the nature of truth.
“I’m not saying that it is bad or evil, it’s just not the best choice for you.”
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
“Look, there is no such thing as absolute truth.”
“You have your truth and I have my truth.”If one stops and thinks through the above statements it does not take long to realize that they are patently absurd! All three of these concepts dominate the way our culture thinks about goodness, beauty and truth. These three concepts have been placed before our minds and hearts this month and all three are undermined in our culture, most of the time perverted and at best are minimized. The way that this has been accomplished is very simple. We are preoccupied with ourselves and self-absorption, self-actualization and self-esteem have become the trinity of life where we give all of our affection and adoration. We have now become the abettors of goodness, beauty and truth. We all claim that there is no true truth only “our truth” which may or may not be “your truth” and I certainly should not expect “true truth.” There is no objective beauty but all simply a matter of personal taste. Appearance, behavior and conversation have no standard of beauty to which they seek to ascend. It is only a matter of one’s preferences and desires at the moment. Certainly nothing is intrinsically good…it may be permissible to assign goodness out of personal preferences but unless something is politically incorrect, it cannot be identified as good or bad. It can only declared as preferred.
The Word of God clearly challenges our attempt to relativize truth, beauty and goodness first by declaring the word itself true, beautiful and good…
Continue reading ‘The Good, the Beautiful and the True.’
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