postmodernism

There is a movement begun in European academic circles that has gained influence here called, “postmodernism.” All you need to know about it is this.

There is no absolute truth. “Truth” is culturally conditioned and so what is true for you may not be true for me. You don’t consider things as “good” or “evil” as these terms themselves are culturally conditioned. “Reality,” then, becomes your experience.

How do you live in postmodernism? Any way you want. Whatever you do is culturally conditioned anyway. There is no right and wrong.

The Christian view of the world is the exact opposite of postmodernism. There is absolute truth. Jesus. We don’t have 100% access to the mind of Jesus but the Bible is his words and teachings. With a careful and straightforward reading Jesus makes it possible for us to know him enough to point to true reality. Our experience is valuable but, unlike truth, it is not absolute because we are sinful people and our experience may be clouded by our sin.

In the Christian worldview there is good and evil.

“Good”- That which God desires
“Evil”- The absence of good

So, we know what “good” is if we know what God stands for. We know what evil is if we know what God stands for. Keep all of this in mind as we continue tomorrow.