UNBELIEF DOESN'T DESTROY TRUTH"
What does this mean to you? See what I did there? I asked you for your version of the true meaning of this quote. hmmm.
I have noticed that truth is not something that is very popular these days. Truth divides people. "Truth" creates wars. Truth is not politically correct. Truth also changes lives. Over the years I have avoided truth because I realized that it would challenge the way I thought and the way I lived. I wasn't ready.
As a university student I am often told that we all have our own truth, and our own reality. Well to be quite frank, I think that this is just a sad and lazy excuse for not searching. I am sick and tired of living life without adventure and without purpose. I want to blaze a new trail and discover something genuine: I WANT TRUTH. I also happen to believe that this truth is attainable: "Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV).
Here is my Game plan. I am going to read philosophy, search the word, sift through apologetics and open my mind to learn from others. As Solomon stated, "He who walks with the wise grows wise" (Proverbs 13:20 NIV).
Don't sit back, Don't relax. Brace yourself. Join me.
Love the verses. so challenging!
ReplyDeleteI was gonna copy and past the whole 2nd paragraph, and then the 3rd, cuz I just love them a lot!...but then I realized I loved the whole thing, and it would be totally pointless for me to copy n paste ur whole blog post.........haha! this is awesome Rachel! keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI like the quote....I'm not sure how to respond to it quite yet...I'll have to think about it some more....I do believe we tend the see A truth, the one that works for us to a certain degree...does that make sense? Also, truth is not a notion I often think about since there is no such thing ultimately, it's all about perspective, though I might not be using the word strongly enough...I don't know....I might not be making much sense to you right now...;)
ReplyDeletewell i guess it comes down to definitions. perspective is one thing, truth is another. i could slap my sister and she would say i hit her. i may say i just tapped her on the cheek. we both have our own perspective. but he truth would be that i slapped her... i have to agree that truth is very difficult to find. this is my reason for the project of finding truth.
ReplyDeleteI will discuss this with a friend of mine and come back to you with a more eloquent comment possibly! It will be from a buddhist perspective, just to warn you...ha!ha!ha!
ReplyDeletei would love to hear a buddhist perspective! in fact if you have any links or books to recommend that might help me on this project, please send them my way :)
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