Truth2Freedom's BlogThe mindset in postmodernism is that objective truth does not exist. But in post-truth, the person believes that objective truth exists, but they subordinate truth to their preferences, or their comfort. In other words, one doesn’t care that truth exists or what the truth is if it doesn’t line up with one’s preferences. "There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily" - George Washington letter to Edmund Randolph — 1795. Faith in Jesus Christ is our response to God's elective purpose in our life. These two truths--God's initiative and man's response--co-exist throughout the Bible. The gospel is "the message of truth" because truth is its predominant characteristic. Salvation was conceived by the God of truth (Ps. 31:5); purchased by the Son, who is the truth (John 14:6); and is applied by the Spirit of truth (John 16:13). To know it is to know the truth that sets men free (John 8:32). Believers are people of the truth (John 18:37), who worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24), and who obey the Word of truth (John 17:17). People have rejected, neglected, redefined, and opposed God’s truth for centuries. Some cynically deny that truth even exists or that it can be known by men (John 18:38). Others foolishly think that denying truth will somehow make it go away. Truth determines the validity of one's belief. Believing a lie doesn't make it true. Conversely, failing to believe the truth doesn't make it a lie. The gospel is true because Jesus is true, not simply because Christians believe in Him. His resurrection proved the truth of His claims and constitutes the objective basis of our faith (Rom. 1:4; 1 Pet. 1:3). Truth is our protection and strength (Eph. 6:14). Throughout history, people have tried everything imaginable to gain favor with God. Most turn to religion, but religion apart from Christ is merely a satanic counterfeit of the truth. At the heart of every false religion is the notion that man can come to God by any means he chooses--by meditating, doing good deeds, and so on. But Scripture says, "There is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). That name is Jesus Christ, and we come to Him by confessing and repenting of our sin, trusting in His atoning death on the cross, and affirming His bodily resurrection from the grave (cf. Rom. 10:9-10). There is no other way to God. False religious leaders and teachers talk much about God’s love, but not His wrath and holiness; much about how deprived of good things people are, but not about their depravity; much about God’s universal fatherhood toward everyone, but not much about his unique fatherhood toward all who believe in His Son; much about what God wants to give to us, but nothing about the necessity of obedience to Him; much about health and happiness, but nothing about holiness and sacrifice. Their message is full of gaps, the greatest of which leaves out a biblical worldview of the saving gospel and replaces it with the worldview of postmodernism with its dominant ethical system of relativism. The Bible describes mankind in the end times: “always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth” (2 Tim. 3:7). Spiritual answers cannot be deduced by human reason alone (1 Cor. 2:14). It’s not that spiritual truth is irrational or illogical, but that human wisdom is defective, because it’s tainted by man’s sinfulness, and unable to perceive the things of God. That is why the Bible is so important. It gives us the answers we can’t find on our own. It is God’s Word to mankind. Scripture is divinely revealed truth that fills the vacuum of spiritual ignorance in all of us. Post-truth is the word of the year for 2016 and also the philosophy of the day, According to the dictionary, “post-truth” means, “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” Simply put, we now live in a culture that seems to value experience and emotion more than truth. In a “post-truth” world, people make choices based on emotion and experience rather than objective fact. So in a post-truth world, truth is irrelevant. What exactly is a post-truth culture? It’s a culture where truth is no longer an objective reality. It has become subjective. It’s what’s true for me—my beliefs, my opinions, determine my truth. So in our post-truth culture, man determines truth. Man makes himself the ultimate authority. This starting point, which rejects God’s Word and the idea of moral absolutes, makes truth subjective. Truth will never go away no matter how hard one might wish. Christianity is grounded in objective truth. “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). Objective truth exists because we have God’s Word. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, “Sanctify them by Your truth. Thy word is truth” (John 17:17), and Paul and James describe the Bible as “the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15; James 1:18). The Psalmist says, “The entirety of your word is truth” (Psalm 119:160). Jesus Himself said, “For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice” (John 18:37). When Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except by me” (John 14:6), He wasn’t expressing His personal belief or opinion. He was speaking the truth, a fundamental reality that doesn’t change from person to person. It doesn’t matter if our culture thinks all roads lead to God. The truth of the matter is “no one comes to the Father but by [Jesus].” This blogs goal is to, in some small way, put a plug in the broken dam of truth and save as many as possible from the consequences—temporal and eternal. "The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." - George Orwell
I love this ongoing story 🙂
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I just read Week 1 and 2 quite amazed how you are pulling this story together with such varied pic prompts. Slick.
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awesome. i always look forward to new episodes. i think you make great use of your 100 words. just wonderful.
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I like this: “but the forces are greying as is decency.”
janet
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It’s bound to get tougher as the weeks march on!
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hmmm you know something I dont…
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Newcago, not a place I’d want to spend the night. Nicely done.
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nope not even behind barred windows
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Good story.
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thanks for the visit
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You, Allistair and I have our third installment out this week. I feel blessed to be in such good company. I wonder if your protagonist can leave Newcago. Obviously not or he would make haste and skedaddle.
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He’s compelled to stay/ I’m hoping to add some more strain next week. I’m enjoying the serial and the others out there. usually flash fiction veers away from serials. Good company to be in for sure Joe
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Ah, but the serial flash is yet another medium for us to explore and build out isn’t it? I think whatever captures the reader is a worthwhile pursuit.
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Joe I agree. But them I’m not a purist when it comes to writing flash fiction. Climb aboard who knows we may not be serial killers
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Great video took me back to a great time this summer when I got to meet you and the rest of the Paid to Play team. Love you guys! Thanks for the ctueinnod inspiration and support!Chris
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I like the way you set the background and expressions at places.
I am yet to read the earlier episodes. I found this very intriguing
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Thanks Parul I appreciate your visit and your input. Hope you get a chance to read the others; hopefully next week will get a bit darker
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Hi Mario,Apologies for not seeing your qusoiten until now, but the answer depends on your version of WordPress. If you’re using the most up to date version (from version 2.0.x+), then no, you don’t have to worry about multiple pings when you’re in draft or editing a post.~ Teli
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Ah this is not a place to bring up your children…
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no and I think it’s about to go a bit darker (just a feeling)
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Dear Moondust,
If your intent was to set up a desolate and ominous scene, you’ve succeeded. Well done.
shalom,
Rochelle
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HI Moondust
I really enjoyed reading this – I love seeing the different techniques writers use, and was intrigued by your use of brackets to show actions. For me, they all worked brilliantly except the last one – not sure why, I think it would work better if you used ‘slips’ instead of ‘slipping’? Thanks for making me think – I become a better writer through commenting on other people’s stuff (and then stealing their ideas – lol 🙂 )
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Good tension and like the cliffhanger.
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…oh that note…don’t we all want to know.
I hope I fixed my link so you can enjoy the whole thing. Alastair set up a page on his site too.
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Very neat idea to make a serial story out of the Friday Fictioneers prompts. I went back and read the first two weeks in the story… looking forward to the next installment!
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May 7, 2012 Since blogging is a soacil activity, I believe that first and foremost a blog should provide something for the readers that they can use or relate to. A blogger should have an idea of the target audience the content would connect with, but keep it understandable for any other people who stumble upon the page. Now, if writer’s-block hits in, it is best to go out there and read, get a lot of input. Your brain will automatically process the new information, whatever it is, through the what to write filter, and eventually the inspiration will come. It is important to keep the quality and usefulness of the articles constant. Post like yours help a lot in getting inspiration, especially because you give examples of specific activities that might help. I’m sure you’ve already succeeded in inspiring many of your readers, and obviously me as well, because I usually write shorter comments.Best wishes, Leonard
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Interesting little sinister tale, almost blase, but not quite, yawn, scarey monsters, shiver, hmmm
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