The Washington Post, in conjunction with Newsweek has begun a kind of online forum to discuss matters of religion entitled “On Faith.”  They pose a question and then get response from a number of different perspectives.  The question this week is-

If some religious people believe they have a monopoly on truth, then are conversation and common ground possible? If so, what would be the difficulties and benefits of such a conversation?

Al Mohler is one of those asked to respond and gives a solid and helpful article.  Here is a little taste of it.

…when evangelical Christians show up for conversation about the things that matter most, we show up as the people who believe that God has spoken truthfully to us in the Bible–and supremely in Jesus Christ. Do we believe that we possess a monopoly on truth? No. But we do believe that God has spoken, and that we must be faithful to his Word. In other words, we are making a claim that God has revealed himself in a way that gives us access to absolute truth. Furthermore–and here again we must be very honest–we believe that God has revealed himself in the Bible and in Jesus Christ in a way that is unique, definitive, particular, and universal in claim. 

It is also quite interesting to read some of the comments that were made by readers of his article.  Our world, especially the intellectual and academic elite, is not particularly friendly towards absolute truth.  I would guess that some of the other responses to this question may also be enlightining in understanding how the world around us thinks.

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