{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"New Hope Church | becomehope","title":"Is There Such a Thing as Objective Truth?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/60f92b9c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2273,"description":"Pastor Randy explores Jesus' command to \"Go and Learn\" truth and speak truth, in a world increasingly convinced objective truth doesn't exist.\nTHE PROBLEM:\nOver half of Americans (54%) believe all truth is subjective. Almost two-thirds (64%) believe truth is relative—there's no right or wrong, just \"my truth\" and \"your truth.\"\nOnly 42% base truth on God. 16% on personal certainty. 15% on scientific proof. 18% say there is NO truth at all.\nJESUS' COMMAND:\nJesus gives the command to \"Go and Learn\" three times:\nMatthew 9:13 - \"Go and learn the meaning of Scripture. I want mercy, not sacrifice.\" (Learn obedience over religious embellishment)\nMatthew 11:28-29 - \"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me.\" (Learn rest in His commands, not burdensome traditions)\nMatthew 24:32 - \"Learn this lesson from the fig tree.\" (Learn to read God's timing in what you observe)\nTHE FOUNDATION:\nDavid says in Psalm 19: \"God's instructions are perfect, trustworthy, right, clear, pure, and true.\"\nThere IS objective truth. But today, that idea is under attack.\nTHE HISTORY:\n2004: Fact-checkers emerged to verify political claims\n2012: Two competing fact-checkers (one favoring each party)\n2016: Fact-checkers abandoned. Social media became the arbiter of \"truth\"\nToday: \"Truth\" is whatever you find on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram\nTHE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:\n\"We hold these truths to be self-evident.\"\nOur nation was founded on objective truth. Three of them:\nAll men are created equal (echoed in Galatians: all are one in Christ)\nEndowed by their Creator with unalienable rights\nLife, liberty, and pursuit of happiness (defined as freedoms that don't infringe on others' freedoms)\nJESUS AND PILATE:\nJohn 18 - When Pilate asks Jesus, \"Are you the king of the Jews?\" Jesus responds about His kingdom not being of this world. He says: \"I was born to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize what I say is true.\"\nPilate responds: \"What is truth?\"\nThat question has echoed for 2,000 years. The...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QeSOhOM9pdl7ie6YwFiWKrFHSz-rrRbE1NzVv7jCKNA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIwMDk2LzE2MTc4/MDY0ODctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}