Seeing the Truth in a Culture of Lies

Did we really have an oil spill in the Gulf? Of course we did. Is two plus two four? Some things are just plain facts. In these cases, there’s no room for argument.

Yet strangely, many today fool themselves and others into believing that there are no undeniable facts, that all truth is relative. These people either purposely lie, or confuse truth with the concept of perspective. As an elementary school principal, one of my many hats was that of “investigator”. When Billy and Johnny had a fight, I uncovered the truth of the situation. Many people offered honest perspectives, (and a few not so honest), but regarding them together I could discern the key elements of what really happened – the inarguable, undeniable truth.

Have you ever heard anyone argue the existence of Thomas Edison? Surely not. He lived. He died. He invented the light bulb somewhere in between. These are facts documented by many and recorded for all time. From many accounts of His life, written from many perspectives, truths about His life emerge.

Jesus lived and died, too. This is a fact that intelligent scholars do not argue. There is sufficient evidence to document His life and death and even His reappearing, evidence from many sources that has been recorded for all time. The debate over Jesus lies not in His existence, but in His identity.

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