Tour 2 Philosophy and Ethics

The longest journey in life is from the head to the heart. In the study of Ethics and philosophy it mentions our linguistic shift of the meaning of ethics and morality. We have philosophically in culture today created our own morality by acting on what "is", not the real meaning of ethics which is what "ought" to be. When we remove the idea of ethics and we act according to what "is" popular behavior, good, bad, right or wrong as humans, we have no absolute standard on which to base morality. Ethics are the "ought" , Morality the "is". So now society takes a census on what is popular or how people act in society and what "is" creates the norm.
The Bible tells us about not conforming to the world but being transformed by the renewing of the mind. To often today Christians act according to a feeling, a mystical sense of Godliness and try to bypass the mind in the study of Gods Word revealed to us. The prophet Jeremiah noted, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9, ESV). Similarly, the apostle James said, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does” (James 1:22-25). Ravi Zacharias eloquently states it as such. The world does not understand what the absoluteness of the moral law is all about. Some get caught, some don’t get caught. Yet who of us would like our heart exposed on the front page of the newspaper today? Have there not been days and hours when like Paul, you’ve struggled within yourself, and said, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do…. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?” (Romans 7:15, 24). Each of us knows this tension and conflict within if we are honest with ourselves.
What as Christians can we learn from this? The answer is in His Word.

What is truth?

The first study "begs the question", what is truth? We as Christians should know truth as an absolute through Gods Word. Dr. Tackett stresses that Jesus Christ came for redemption, salvation, to set the captives free, but one reason that we fall short of noticing is when Pointus Pilate asked the question of Jesus "who are you and why have you come"? Jesus said, "to testify to the truth". Then Pilate says, "What is Truth"? and walks away. He was starring truth in the face, literally. He never waited for the ultimate authority on Truth to give him the answer. Then Dr Tackett poses the question" Do you really believe that what you believe is really real"?
Because if we believe God is Truth. If we really know he is the only truth, and that is our reality beacuse truth is propositionally what confirms reality, what a difference we could make in gently sharing the truth, allowing God to reveal his Truth through us. There is so much knowledge to be gained from this one part of the study to logically understand how we are in a cosmic battle with the lies of the flesh, world and the devil. If you are interested in discussing Truth, Knowledge and logic pertaining to your worldview please post your comments.

God Bless

The Truth Project

I inquired some months back, What is your Worldview? I am now prepared to due a study to see If I live consistently to my worldview. I have also extended this study out to other Chrsitians as well to expose ourselves to what the biblical worldview is, and do we live and conform to that worldview as Christians. A worldview? Through what lens do we see the world around us and how does it pertain to reality? What is Truth? Do we live by absolutes or is it objective? There is no direction we can travel as Christians where God has not given us the Truth. I am ready to be challenged, inspired and look to God for the answers. I will be perpetually commenting on the wisdom and knowledge revealed to me through this study.
God Bless

Ecclesiastes

Solomon at the end of his life, infinite wisdom given by God writes this Philisophical account of his life filled with his quest for fulfiiling his desires with women, treasures and worldly things realizes it has brought him nothing. Vanity, vanity all is vanity he cries, purposeless is his quest for the things of this world, in the end all we have is God and he cries out for lifes meaning. Other adjectives such as vain, empty, temporary what is gained? Solomon seemingly expresses our need to enjoy the God given pleasures in life such as eating, drinking and the fruits of our labor given by God.
Solomon concludes by stating we should follow the commands of our God. Much of the time God is left out of the discussion. But when he is introduced, everything changes. "Life under the sun" becomes "life from the hand of God." Chasing after meaning is transformed into the pursuit of God. This exploration of life's meaninglessness outside of knowing God thus becomes an invitation to know him. It seems like our busy lives consumed by work, money, media and things. We must see the splendor of Gods General revelation in our lives that is plain to see all around us.