Forgotten Truth: Is Truth Propositional?
I believe in propositional truth and that proposition is Jesus. The Scripture declares that Jesus is the Word of God. Therefore, truth is personal because truth is a person, but it’s also propositional, but not in the way so many propositionalists think. We reduce propositions to human languages, which are limited. Human language and therefore human propositions approximate reality, but are not one with it. Language is a symbol and shared communication tool, but the whole glorious reality of things cannot be reduced to human language. Therefore, we must turn to a greater definition of truth than one that’s only limited by humanly set forth propositions, such as “God is omnipresent.” While we adhere to this, it contains mystery that is hard for us to describe. God is not omnipresent in the sense of pantheism where God is in everything. He also cannot be reduced to those pieces of matter. How can God be everywhere, and yet seated in heaven and fully with me at the same time? We canno