For the Christian, truth is supernaturally grounded: it is not manufactured within nature. The violence of the collision between the secular mind and the Christian mind in this respect is often underestimated. Failure to distinguish clearly between the Christian conception of truth and the conception of truth popularly cherished in the secular mind has been one of the most unfortunate neglects of our age.

This quote from The Christian Mind (Blamires, 1963), highlights the vast chasm that exists between the secular and Christian minds. We previously covered the supernatural orientation of the Christian mind; learning that, without a proper grounding, Christians find themselves floating about in a sea of secular humanism, “tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting (Ephesians 4:14).”

It is immensely important to point out that neglect in this regard has consequently subjected our children to the same ways of destructive thinking. From five to thirty-five, those who trust us for security, safety, and sanity are being deceived, distracted, disillusioned, and slowly destroyed. We simply cannot allow this to be our legacy.

For Blamires, a supernatural orientation exposes several other contrasts between Christian and secular conceptions of truth:

1. It is objective, not subjective. Secularism argues that the human self is the only judge of truth, while Christianity imposes divine revelation as the final and comprehensive word.
2. It is revealed by God, not constructed from human rationalism, reason, or popular opinion. God does not hide the truth from those who will seek it out (Matthew 7:7-8).
3. It is discovered by inquiry, not elected by majority vote. It is the glory of God to hide a matter, and the glory of kings to seek it out (Proverbs 25:2). We are commanded to be faithful stewards of the mysteries of God (1Corinthians 4:1-2).
4. It is authoritative, not a matter of personal choice. The truth is not relative to mood, objective, or situation. The King decides what is true, and He should know: He is the truth (John 14:6).

Our conformity with the world – particularly through our submission to the secular education systems of Western civilization – leaves us subconsciously bereft of confidence in the solid bedrock of biblical truth. There is the reason most Christians have drawn back into their closets, afraid to share eternal truth with those so desperately needful of it. It’s time we got our confidence back!

There also is the reason for what secular scientists are recognizing as “The Meaning Crisis”. The secular humanists have worked themselves, and most of society, into a collective mind set on an infinite variety of truths. Western worldview no longer exists because any worldview will do. The chaos of the 2020s has exposed and exacerbated this failing and presented an incredible opportunity for those of us grounded in supernatural, objective, revealed, discovered and authoritative truth.

We will dig deeper into this subject in future articles, but for now I would like to pause to allow some time for serious consideration of this proposition. We encourage you to neither underestimate the opportunity, nor the purpose and power of God to use you to affect change. People are hurting, God loves them dearly, and He has commissioned us to reach them. We may not get another opportunity like this. Let’s make the most of it.

So here are a couple of questions I pray you will take seriously: What might your role be in the restoration of Christian truth in your spheres of influence? Can we help you discern that role and/or help you prepare for maximum impact?

God bless you with overflowing love and joy at the prospect of impacting your spheres of influence with His supernaturally freeing truth.

Have a strong day in the Lord,

Rob

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Blamires, H. (1963). The Christian Mind. Regent College Publishing; Vancouver, BC