Thursday, September 21, 2006

Truth and Ice Cream-Redux

Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.

A Christian apologist today gives a lecture called, “Christianity is not Ice Cream.” It is a talk about truth, relativism, and what we mean when we say that Christianity is true. You see, you and a friend can argue about the best flavor of ice cream all day, your opinions can conflict, you may never convince your friend that mint chocolate chip is superior to cookie dough, but you both walk away from the discussion realizing that ice cream flavor is a matter of opinion.

Not so with Christianity. People may have different preferences about religion, and they may be deeply sincere about their tastes, but at the end of the day it is false that religion is a matter of opinion. When we say Christianity is true, we are affirming the same kind of truth when we say that 2+2=4. Christ is the way and the truth and the life for all of us, in spite of what our opinions on the matter may be.

This has been Every Thought Captive, a worldview minute sponsored by Quail Lake Community Church. For more information, please visit quaillake.org.

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