Often times I see this hashtag in social media.
#truth
It usually accompanies some trendy phrase or thought or saying from a famous person or a local celebrity. Or it could accompany just something rather silly, obvious or common sensical stuff.
Using the hashtag #truth actually drives me crazy sometimes.
***Why?***
Well, what if the thing you posted (phrase, quote, photo) is not truth to me? What if I don't agree your post? What if something you posted is against my religion? What is it's not Biblical? What if it's really against God's Word, God's will, God's purpose?
What is the basis for your truth?
There is an age old question: "What is truth?" Even Pontius Pilate asked this question when questioning Jesus before he was crucified (The Bible, John 18:36-38)
C.S. Lewis has a very basic argument that really relates to good and evil, but it could be applied the same:
"If a good God made the world, why has it gone wrong? My argument
against God was that the universe seem so cruel and unjust. But how had
I got this idea of just and unjust?... What was I comparing this
universe when I called it unjust?" ~Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
(Book Two, 1. The Rival Conceptions of God)
In the same thought, where have we gotten the idea of truth? What is this truth I'm comparing to?
Truth by definition is conforming or acknowledging that something is true, the true or actual state of the matter. True is define as something that is not hidden, that is is revealed to us and is factual.
But then what is fact? What is revealed to us? Sounds very philosophical, but it doesn't have to be. If we start asking how we got this idea of truth, and what make you think our truth is better than some others, one will start to think about "truth" and where do we find real truth in life.
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