December 29, 2017 - - Isaiah 55:8 True Knowledge

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD.

Isaiah 55:8 NKJV

"...if all the beliefs, spiritualities and worldviews of this world are akin to blindfolded people all feeling a different part of an elephant and insisting that their description of what they feel is the true one--since one feels a tusk, another the trunk, another the tail etc.--then clearly all religions are in fact feeling the ONE divine truth, but from different perspectives. This would seem for some to establish the truth of religious pluralism or syncretism. But in what epistemic position [position of authority of knowing] does the teller of this story need to be? Clearly the religious syncretist believes he occupies a position of true objectivity, possessing absolute knowledge without any blindfolds on! As such, this approach to religion not only dashes to pieces the real and historical claims of biblical faith (and of other historical faiths) by relativizing them, but also presupposes an absolute, divine perspective on truth for the syncretist.

This pagan turn actually constitutes the basic claim of the West's humanistic religious pluralism--that man has a divine perspective because he is an aspect of the divine--and is implicit in all efforts at promoting religious syncretism which urge that we all "just get along" and frowns upon evangelism. Inherent in this religious faith is a shift of the locus of revelation and authority from God to man."

Joseph Boot "Gospel Witness: Defending and Extending the Kingdom of God" pages 137-138

In sharp contrast the by the words of the psalm-writer, the Living God declares:

But our God is in heaven;

He does whatever He pleases.

Their idols are silver and gold,

The work of men’s hands.

They have mouths, but they do not speak;

Eyes they have, but they do not see;

They have ears, but they do not hear;

Noses they have, but they do not smell;

They have hands, but they do not handle;

Feet they have, but they do not walk;

Nor do they mutter through their throat.

Those who make them are like them;

So is everyone who trusts in them.

Psalm 115:3-8 NKJV

You alone, God of Power and Glory, are Truth and teach Truth. Let my eyes see, ears hear, and mouth speak the wonderful news that You are God and in Christ have shown mercy to the people of this world who are hell-bent on rebellion against You. Spirit of God, break through the fortress of lies constructed by the forces of darkness which fills this age which seeks to guard people against hearing and knowing the Truth which can only be found in Jesus Christ. Bring into Your Kingdom many people set free from the tyranny of lies dominating this age. Thanks God, that Your Truth--Your Word--goes out and accomplishes the purpose for which You send it. Amen.