If we do not take truth seriously, we will not take God seriously. (pg. 61)
If Christianity is not the truth, it is nothing, and our faith mere sentimentality. (pg. 70)Colson takes a break from explaining Christian doctrine in this chapter to give a treatise on truth, and why Christians should believe truth exists and that Christianity is true. He explains that Christians should believe that humans know truth through the Scripture, through nature, through reason, and through conscience. However, in this postmodern culture, any claims about "truth" or "reality" are scorned or taken as offensive. Even many churches today have abandoned doctrine to emphasize deeds and experience. Colson argues that a lack of belief in truth leads to theological liberalism, perversion of the Gospel, biblical illiteracy, ethical confusion, undermining of cultural development, and false gods.
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