THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUTH
When Harvard University was founded, its motto was Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae --"Truth for Christ and the Church." Its crest showed three books, one face down to symbolize the limitation of human knowledge. But in recent decades that book has been turned face up to represent the unlimited capacity of the human mind. And the motto has been changed to Veritas--"Truth."
The pursuit of knowledge is praiseworthy, yet learning can quickly lead to pride and a refusal to acknowledge any limits on our mental abilities. When that happens, biblical truth is ignored.
What, then, is the truth about truth? A wise king wrote centuries ago, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" (Proverbs 1: 7). We must recognize the relationship between God and truth. Without the help of God's Spirit and the instruction of God's Word, man will be ever "learning and never able to c...
