Several class members have mentioned to me that they have felt so personally challenged and individually convicted by the messages of our most recent Sunday School lessons. That is exactly why we decided to review The Truth Project for a second time. This material is so meaningful and so timely that Christians cannot help but grow in Christ when they prayerfully and thoughtfully engage in the discussions led by Dr. Tackett and contemplate personally the questions and challenges of the material. My prayer is that we are all growing and developing a Christian Worldview that will sustain us in times of frustration, challenge, and fear. I believe that this Truth Project Curriculum provides some of the best Christian foundation material that I have ever encountered. I trust that our entire class feels equally challenged and equipped by the discussions, interviews, scripture references, and examples shared in our weekly lessons.
In today's lesson, we began considering the questions, "Who is Man?" and "Who is God?" The answers to these questions have a direct bearing on the answers to the question, "What is evil?" While defining "evil" may not be an easy thing, most of us feel that we know it when we see it in our world--and God knows we see it on a regular basis. For those who think that humans are basically good and that EVERYTHING exists within the black box of the cosmos, evil is just part of the stuff in the box. It is what it is. But for those of us with a Christian Worldview as taught by the Bible, we recognize that Man is both a body and spirit being and that Man is fallen as a result of sin. We understand that Man is in need of redemption, having fallen from his original state of innocence.
Popular thinking asserts that "self-actualization" is the key to happiness and fulfillment." Yet, this thinking is not consistent with the teaching of Scripture. The Bible affirms man's need for divine grace, redemption, and regeneration. Christianity views evil as the product of the Cosmic Battle that rages within man--the conflict between humanity as it was meant to be and what it has actually become as a result of sin.
Dr. Tackett also identifed what he called the "pernicious lie" in today's discussion:
"man must throw off the restraints of superimposed social conventions and institutions (i.e., any kind of moral standard) and pursue "self-fulfillment" to the fullest extent." Self-fulfillment and the call to follow your own heart are inconsistent with a Christian worldview.
I hope you will join us again next week as we continue to discuss this interesting topic.
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