A while ago my daughter was writing an essay about a short story that her class had read.  The assignment was intended to get the students thinking about what "truth."  They were challenged to define what "truth" is in the context of the story.  As part of that classroom discussion, she shared how a lot of people do not believe in absolute truth.  In fact, most students in her class felt that truth should be defined individually.  Many felt like "truth" for them might not be "truth" for someone else.  As our pastor says so eloquently…there is a Greek word for that---"Poppycock".  LOL!  It is ridiculous. 

I suppose there are some things that people might argue are "truth" for one person but not for another. 

Things like:

Coke or Pepsi

Apple or IBM

Hellmans or Dukes

Google or Yahoo

Twitter or Facebook

Chocolate or Vanilla

Jpeg or Raw

UNC or Duke

Ford or Chevy

Dogs or Cats

Hymns or Contemporary

Pews or Chairs

Running or Walking

Mountains or Beach

Snow Skiing or Water Skiing

Flare or Skinny

Latte or Capuccino

Caffeinated or Decaf

Whole or 2%

Well done or rare

Acoustic or Electric

Silver or Gold

Long hair or short

In the end, those things don't matter.  And while I might argue, quite passionately I might add, that Dukes Mayo and the Carolina Tarheels and Facebook and Shooting in RAW and Vanilla ice cream and walking for my daily exercise regimen and Fords are all better than their counterparts.  It is not a fact.  It is not an undisputable truth.  I know that because my best friend insists on Hellman's, my mom and dad pull for Duke, my very good friend shoots in JPEG, my daughter tweets on Twitter, my cousin is an avid runner and my son wants a Chevy truck. ):  So, yeah, we can each have our preference and define what we think is best in these type things. 

However, and this is a huge "however"….

There is one truth that cannot be compromised.  The truth that Jesus Christ is the Messiah.  The Son of God.  Died on a cross.  Rose again and is THE WAY, THE TRUTH and THE LIFE.  And that no one comes to the Father but through HIM. 

See, the difference between this truth and all the others listed above is that this truth is not dependent on me and my preferences and my views.  It is an absolute truth.  It is not up for debate.  It has been decided.  It is "nailed" down, if you will.  You can be "absolutely" sure of that!