Apprentice Owl Apologetics

                When one considers the ideas and philosophies and the demand for tolerance these days, the word absolute becomes a four letter word. We come across these people who allow us to cherry pick ideologies, or say that ideologies are true for us but not for them. There is a spectrum of these claims. All of this, however, boils down to one question. Are there absolute truths in this world? If there are, it provides serious implications for the exclusivity of the claims of Christ. What I would like to do here is explore the possible scenarios of truth claims and see which one makes the most sense.                 In the best sense, I can see two scenarios in which absolute truths need be examined. Either they do exist or they do not. Now if we examine the claim that absolute claims do not exist, we run into our original problem? Do we take that as an absolute claim? Do we say that it is true for you or not for me? It is self-defeating to claim that absolute truths do not exi

                “This hurts my feelings!” “That triggers me.” “You shouldn’t say that, someone could get offended.” I hear this way to much, and not just on Christian issues, but also in religious discussions as well. We are expected to handle everyone with kid gloves now because someone can get offended. This has been taken so far that discussions are stifled because people are so afraid of being offended, or get so offended that violence is perpetrated against those who are speaking, and everywhere in between. Naturally emotions can run high, especially so during election season, but when discussing the fundamental truths of humanity and God, are we to allow our emotions to control our thoughts and logic? I don’t think so, but that’s not to say we are to be emotionless robots. What I am saying is that we cannot allow fear or anger or any other emotions to dictate our conversations. What I would like to do here is show that, at least as Christians, that God has given us our minds to