Posted on 07/16/2025 7:17:00 AM PDT by Rev M. Bresciani
Long has there been a debate about truth, specifically, about whether or not there is one truth, or an absolute truth. How can we know?
Most of us have heard of the saying: “Just because that is your truth, doesn’t mean that it is my truth,” or some version thereof. Logically speaking, there is a serious problem with that statement, or more accurately, that entire line of thought.
Let’s look at the definition of truth:
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“If what is said or thought doesn’t line up with God’s Word (The Bible), then it’s NOT the truth, period.”
“The entire Word of God IS truth, the same certainly cannot be claimed of man.”
I have beside me a Book, the front matter of which says “The Holy Bible, King James or Authorized Version”
I have another Book, the front matter of which says “The Holy Bible, Revised Standard Version”
I have still another Book, the front matter of which says it is “the New American Bible”
So, can there be versions of the truth? Can a version of the truth be revised? Can the truth be classified as “American” truth?
Lots of poor choices were made; in fact I think most of them were poor.
“Thy word is truth” — John 17:17
Those are translations of all of the same base material in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. Not to mention, they are all in differing phases of English.
Sometimes /sarc tags are implied.
It is a logical fallacy to affirm an absolute in the negative.
If you say there is no absolute truth, then you are affirming the very thing you are denying.
Ahh, reading from Satan’s playbook again.
I was reaffirming your post not deriding it.
You are absolutely correct.
I’m sorry.
I should have made that clear up front.
Oops , your not joe6pak
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Implied sarc, I get you now, it went over my head.
Absolutely no apologies necessary. ;)
“Those are translations...in differing phases of English.”
Exactly. And some Bibles are in other languages. And you could refer to their contents as “Biblical”. So, which Bible is, in truth, “The Bible”?
I was referring to the source material. The meaning there does not change.
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