Is it not then truth at all? Does believing something to be true justify stating said belief as Truth or Fact? Should a phrase like " I believe " or " I have faith that " always be included when speaking or writing about said personal truth?
Can something be TRUE for one person and not another?
2007-03-19 07:39:40 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is a lot of arrogance in the Church what is your point. I think Christians aren't exempt from people who do that anymore then everyone else.
Out of curiosity what is the correct thing to say? "Scientific data shows..." or "Based on numerous experiments..." There are very few absolutes and even fewer things we really know. If you havn't noticed our culture revolves around personal truth and not sure why faith is singled out.
2007-03-19 07:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by Cid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hebrews 11:1 -3 1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
The Bible has been around for two thousand years in various forms and languages. So we accept the words that are written there as a child would trust the words of their parents who are teaching their children about the world he lives in. No normal parent deliberately lie to their child about that.
Also the Bible's words come from ancient man so it is very old knowledge about experiences that happened. It has been passed down for centuries and the words have remained essentially unchanged from their original intent, facts, and spirit. One thing we learn is the heart of man has not changed at all and the holy character of God has not changed either.
That is the essence of truth you are describing and why believers express their faith in this manner. Yes a person may not believe the Bible so it may not be true for that person.
2007-03-19 17:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer your question, you first have to find out what is truth. Truth is nothing but a collective hunch, the thoughts of the majority. For exemple, there are more facts to prove that Jesus Christ lived than there are facts that Adolf Hitler actually did exist. This just shows that for some people He still is not truth even though the facts state otherwise, because of the attitude of the majority.
So yah, truth is what you believe, or what you are made to believe, nothing more, nothing less.
2007-03-19 14:46:19 · answer #3 · answered by Rudius Le Grand 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Truth can be subjective, yes... especially when it comes to faith in a deity. With issues like faith, there is belief, fact and truth, only one of which is absolute. The same cannot really be applied to deities because there is no way to prove it for sure, not while we're here on earth. And those who have gone before us can't tell us either.
2007-03-19 14:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by Rogue Scrapbooker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it can. I always phrase any assertions I make about God or faith with I believe or I feel. For me it is true because of the experiences I have had. However, I don't expect anyone to believe just because I say it is so.
2007-03-19 14:42:58 · answer #5 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not truth if the only support they can give is "I just KNOW". There must be some personal reason beyond blind faith, otherwise it's just as bad as the atheist who says, "well, I haven't seen any evidence so there must be no god."
Both are just laziness.
2007-03-19 14:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are personal truths and proven truths that cannot be denied.
Religious people fall under the first part
2007-03-19 14:43:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds a lot like atheists who say that they don't need God to give them the standard for morality because they just KNOW it, huh?
Relative morality is no morality at all. Just ask the Jews at Auswich.
Similarly, there must be a Standard for Truth. The trick is recognizing It.
2007-03-19 15:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Subjective truth.
2007-03-19 14:51:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do not "know." They hold convictions without testable evidence. They assert their magical ability to perceive the truth absent any proof because of the again untestable claim that it has been divinely "revealed." They never seem to ask themselves why their god's hiding in the first place.
2007-03-19 14:45:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋