Who is God?

The Truth Project - What others are saying

What is the Meaning of Life?

Here's what people are saying

The Truth Project

Today at work we had a meeting to watch a segment from "The Truth Project" DVD made by Focus on the Family. It deals with the big questions of life, such as what is the meaning of life? What is truth? Who is God? Its focus is to to help Christians understand their world view, what they believe and why the believe it. Todays days topic was on Evil, and where it comes from and asked questions about is man inherently good? Or inherently bad or evil? If man is made good then there is no reason for redemption and no reason for Jesus and there would be no evil. If man is evil by nature then we need redemption.

It was brought up by one of my coworkers that when someone is talking with a Non-Christian about these big issues of life and evil that they (non Christians) don't consider themselves to be that bad. When asked if they had lied, cheated on a spouse, or had lustful thoughts they admitted that they did, but they turned the issue to say "well, I'm not as bad as the guy at VT who committed murder" Their actions (sin) is never as bad as someone else's.

I'll post the trailer for the "Truth Project" and then over the next several weeks I will post other video clips that give other prospectives (a non Christians view) on the issues in the DVD.

I'd like to know your thoughts on what's being said... leave a comment

http://www.thetruthproject.org/

Final Note on The Abolition of Man (Chapter 3)

C.S. Lewis carries his view of value from chapter two into the final chapter. Lewis starts out by explaining ‘nature,’ mostly human nature in which man can destroy himself when he lacks absolute values. He gives the example of contraceptives. Taking it to the extreme Lewis says if contraceptives are continually used they will wipe out humans. In other words, humans have the ability to destroy themselves. Lewis goes on to mention the issue of time. What many of us forget is that any idea or value must be evaluated with the long-term in mind. What is made and created today will not last and will eventually be over taken by something else.

Lewis’ overall point in this section is to point out that without absolute values people become destructive and ultimately kill themselves. He makes this point on page 65, “My point is that those who stand outside all judgments of value cannot have any ground for preferring one of their own impulses to another except the emotional strength of that impulse.” Lewis’ point here is seen often within the church today where we see emotion take over the mind and create something we truly are not. An example, as young Christians we are often persuaded by how we feel. I believe there comes a point in the Christian journey where we should not be overtaken by our emotions, but rather as the apostle Paul says be transformed by the renewing of our mind. When we take in God’s Word and think and meditate on that we have absolute truth (or values) that gives our lives meaning and enables us to make decisions for the betterment of mankind.