The Search for Truth

The Search for the Truth

by Dr. Edward Williamson

The battle for the mind of America lies in the definition of truth. The new spirituality in the public arena does not have a point of reference for truth outside itself. It produces a religion that revolves around individuals, making them selfmade gods. Everything is justified because there is no outside reference point for truth, no standards, no boundaries for conduct. In the terms used by Christian apologists, this makes truth “couched in jellylike terminology” and reshapes truth into whatever a person wants it to be. When people live as though there is no constant, unchangeable truth, then evil and tyranny fill the vacuum. Truth is hijacked by relativism, and destroys churches, cultures and nations. I find lay people and even pastors unable to answer the question, “What is truth?”, and they are unsure why it is important, although they believe the Bible to be true. If you were asked, what is truth, what would your answer be? Pontus Pilate asked, “What is truth,” and without waiting for an answer, impatiently walked away! The note of irony is that he was face to face with the one Person who is the embodiment of truth and could have given him the definitive answer. Our answer: Jesus is the personification of truth, and is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Truth is found in the creator God, in his revelation of himself in world history through the biblical redemptive history found in the Bible. This issue of the Connection discusses, “What is truth?”

Reprint from Spring 2012 Connection Magazine.

Dr. Edward Williamson is the International General Superintendent Emeritus and Global Vice President at Large with One Mission Soceity.