The Truth War

Postmodernism in general is marked by a tendency to dismissthe possibility of any sure and settled knowledge of the truth. Post modernism suggests that if objective truth exists, it cannot be known objectively or with any degree of certainty. That is because (according to postmodernists), the subjectivity of the human mind makes knowledge of objective truth impossible. So it is useless to think of truth in objective terms. Objectivity is an illusion. Nothing is certain, and the thoughtful person will never speak with too much conviction about anything. Strong convictions about any point of truth are judged supremely arrogant and hopelessly naive. Everyone is entitled to his own truth.

That fact underscores the true reason for every denial of truth: “Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19). Here the Lord Jesus says people reject truth (light) for reasons that are fundamentally moral, not intellectual. Truth is clear—too clear. It reveals and condemns sin. Therefore, “everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed” (v. 20). Sinners love their sin, so they flee from the light, denying that it even exists