WHAT IS TRUTH

"Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?" (John 18:38)

"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!" (Isaiah 5:20-21)

Almost anything is possible if one has the power to change the definition of words. Take for example the word truth. Once upon a time truth had a clear concise meaning.  Merriam-Webster’s dictionary  defines truth as "the body of true statements and propositions. Truth is the state of being the case."  In other words, it is a fact. A fact is something that actually exists, or an actual occurrence.  Webster's dictionary defines "In truth as in accordance with facts." Facts are stubborn things and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

In our post-modern culture a number of people have come to believe that there is no absolute truth.  For them all truth is relative. The dictionary defines relativism as: "A theory that knowledge is relative to the limited nature of the mind and the conditions of knowing (b) a view that ethical truths depend on the individuals and groups holding them." The relativist will declare, "What’s true for you is not true for me" also "no one can know anything for sure." For the relativist there is no universal moral truth, only what each individual perceives as truth. We all have our own truth, they say, and it is intolerant to push our views on others. Surprisingly a growing number of Christians embrace the concept of moral relativism even though doing one’s own thing is clearly unbiblical.

"What is truth?" Pontius Pilot asked Jesus. Jesus responded "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6).  Truth defines what a person believes in. It is not abstract, like a feeling or an idea. Jesus declared, "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth" (John 17:17). "Your word" is the Bible, both Old and New Testaments.  "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free" (John 8:32).

If there is no absolute truth as the moral relativist claim, then why did the Apostle John assert, “For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17)?

Liberal ideologues redefine words to help advance a religious, political, scientific or social agenda. Never mind that to do so is to pervert the truth. Their motto is "The end justifies the means" or to be more precise: Do whatever it is you must in order to get the result you want, regardless of the methods used.  It does not matter whether these methods are legal or illegal, fair or foul, kind or cruel, truth or lies, democratic or dictatorial, good or evil.

The cults are well-known for perverting historically accepted biblical terms. Is it not surprising that many Christians openly denounce such perversions of clearly defined and historically accepted biblical terminology, and claim that the cults have no rights  scholastically, biblically, or linguistically to redefine biblical terms as they do. Politicians are infamous for taking a word and twisting them.

In an age of moral relativism there’s no virtue in honesty. In fact, being dishonest, underhanded, unfaithful, unashamed and unrepentant is commonplace among elected officials, even worse, those who profess a belief in Jesus Christ!  It is a sad day when our Christian clergy and Church leadership blatantly sin and exhibit no remorse and only repent when others compel them to!

Unscrupulous radical "gay" activists are very good at perverting the intended meaning of words.  They know that if they’re going to achieve the acceptance they yearn for, they must manipulate words that are a stumbling block to their cause, which is to make same-sex sex appear as normal as, well, normal heterosexual sex.

For example, homosexuals have fought to prohibit consideration on the question of whether or not sodomy is normal. Anyone who dares to take the position that sodomy is unnatural is accused of spreading hate.  Even our once free press is no longer free to be critical of homosexuality for fear of  reprisal.  Not surprisingly the "gay" activists that are supposedly all about tolerance go mute when the media smears a "gay" conservative or a Christian leader.

Before radical homosexuals changed the meaning of the word "normal" of its original definition, it meant "occurring naturally." If a practice goes against nature, is it normal or abnormal? Common sense dictates that man on man/woman on woman sex is not only abnormal it is in fact a sexual perversion. Webster's dictionary defines perversion as "an aberrant sexual practice or interest especially when habitual."

In order to legitimize homosexuality gays and lesbians have had to resort to perverting the meaning of words. And to avoid hurting a homosexual person’s feelings, a large number of people, including Christians avoid the issue. It is allowed to go on unchallenged.

Liberals have had huge success in changing vocabulary and terminology to normalize aberrant behavior.  Other examples of this are fanatical feminist who’ve been pushing to change the meaning of the word "prostitute" to "sex-worker." And then there are the pathological perverts whose primary sexual preference is for prepubescent boys and girls insisting on replacing the term pedophilia with the softer sounding "intergenerational sex."

Cults are masterful at word manipulation. The Metaphysical Bible Dictionary, published by the Unity School of Christianity, is a masterpiece of redefinition. In this particular volume, Unity has redefined many of the cardinal terms of biblical theology, as Mary Baker Eddy did in her Glossary of Terms in the book Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures. Cultists lie. Webster's dictionary defines liar as: "to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive. 2: to create a false or misleading impression." Changing word definitions intentionally creates a false impression.

Liberal ideologues redefine words to help advance a religious, political, environmental, scientific or social agenda. For the liberal elites: the news media, politicians, jurists, attorneys, homosexuals, feminists, Hollywood, scientists, educators, even some religious leaders, words are whatever they say they are!

Most people have been asleep while powerful far left ideologues work ’round the clock to create words in his or her own image. However, for them to accomplish their desired goals they must first obliterate truth.

The problem of semantics has always played an important part in human affairs, for by its use or abuse, churches, thrones, and governments have been erected, sustained, or overthrown. Changing terminology is a powerful propaganda weapon that the devil uses. The Christian church had better come out of their stupor before it’s too late.