The Thoughts of Wesley son of Cornelius

“Then the woman said to Elijah, ‘Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is the truth.” (1 Kings 17:24)

What is truth? Can we know what is true? Does absolute truth exist? What is the determining factor of truth? Or who determines what is true? Can disagreeing parties both be telling the truth? Does truth depend on the situation? Can ideas that are true change over time? In other words, can something that is not true become true or can something that is true become not true? Is truth always logical? Or does truth always make sense? Is truth true all the time? Does truth depend on culture? Should truth be sought after? Does truth exist; is it really out there? If so, can it be found? If so, should it always be taught or practiced? Can someone who thinks he has found truth have not really found it? Does truth matter? Has truth been lost over time? Or has truth not been discovered?

I just used the Socratic method, named after the philosopher Socrates. For a Christian, the topic of truth must be very important. In an incomplete concordance, truth is found more than 220 times in my NIV Bible. The word true is found about 36 times. I hope you did not quickly read over the above questions. Go back and read each question carefully.