The Truth Project

I only recently heard that there was a beast by the name of The Truth Project. Since it was portrayed to me as a worthy project I thought that it would be productive to investigate further. Thus, I attended a showing of the first episode; one that was designed to explain the scope of the project. I wondered: "Would this project be substantive enough to proactively pursue for my church and even to promote the twelve session video set beyond that?" The effort was most assuredly not a waste of time. So what’s it about? Here is some of what the lesson guide for Lesson 1 says:

What is truth? Why is it important? What role does it play in the biblical view of the world, God’s purpose for the cosmos, His will for mankind, His plan of salvation, and the way we live our personal lives? In his comments on this subject Dr. Del Tackett will demonstrate how truth was fundamental to the missions of Jesus Christ in the world; how it forms the heart of the Cosmic Battle that has been raging since the beginning; how this battle has divided the world into two opposing camps or sides; how lies, the antithesis of Truth, take human hearts and minds captive by the power of deception; and how every man and woman now stands in the position of having to choose between God’s truth claims and the opposing perspective of the world, the flesh, and the devil.

Dr. Tackett concludes that, in almost every case, the perspective of contemporary culture stands in direct opposition to the Truth-centered worldview present in the Bible. In the process of making this case, he advances the bold claim that our culture is not only filled with lies but is actually heading in the direction of social insanity. As a result, he proposes that Pilate’s query – “What is truth?” – is the most important question facing our society today. (I have added the bold)

Enough said. Dr. Tackett did more than a reasonable job of advancing those claims that were stated in the above Guide. I agree; there has been a Cosmic Battle raging since the beginning; one that is yet to be terminated and one that demands that everyone answer to the two stated cosmic claims: The biblical Truth (John 18:33-38), or the satanic lie begun in the Garden. Which do you choose? In the process of sharing our views of the video upon its completion I stated that perhaps the most substantive statement in the entire 12 session series will be this five-word utterance by Dr. Tackett: “Jesus is bifurcating the world”!!! Now, of course, I have not seen the next eleven sessions, but, honestly, other than the Christian Basics can there be anything more substantive than that utterance?

Either one has to vehemently deny that utterance (postmodern Christianity?) or one has to embrace it with passion, and wonder aloud shouting “why doesn’t the Christian community know that we are in a Cosmic War?" I look forward to the next eleven sessions. I’ll keep you posted. The pertinent Focus on the Family web site is http://www.thetruthproject.org/