Is Truth Absolute or Relative?

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Truth: Absolute or Relative?
First Part: Is truth absolute or relative?
The world today is different from the situation in the past. Nowadays, people rely on themselves, and they are so sufficient that they have forgotten about the role of God in their lives. They have adopted a mentality that they are entitled to do and be whatever they choose without answering to anyone. There is a difference between absolute and relative truth. The definition is that when something is absolute, it is free from any limitations, qualification, condition or restriction. On the other hand, something that is relative is dependent upon external conditions, and it is not independent. This apologetics research paper serves to demonstrate whether truth should be termed as absolute or relative. Essentially, it will compare the views of Christianity and secular humanism on the matter, while paying attention to the sense that the Christian Worldview is the central point of reference. Secular humanists state that truth is absolute, and that one creates his or her truth. The point of relativists requires a viable defence because it challenges the perceptions of Christianity and does not give security, hope, or eternal life.
Second Part: Defense
Christianity, as a religion and a belief, assesses its origin and recognizes that man is comprised of three different parts: spirit, body, and soul. Christians do not rely on themselves but the Trinity (God, Jesus, Holy Spirit) and the Word of God. To them, truth is absolute. Again, the Trinity, and the existence of God, is the proof. With these, they do not have to go through this world alone because they have aid (Fernando 17). The Trinity and the Word of God build and strengthen their faith in Christians. Basically, the whole religion and belief are based on the principles and instructions written in the Bible. The Word has proven itself to be absolute and concrete in its content, context, and history. One of the main pillars that have held Christianity through the issues and time is the faith of the believers. The question of whether truth is absolute or relative is still one of the concerns of Christians. However, the following four points explain why Christianity asserts that truth is absolute.
1 Christians state and believe in an absolute truth that man lives in three different forms: spirit, body, and soul.
God created human beings from the dust of the ground. One of the numerous responsibilities of human beings is to feed and sustain their bodies using food that grows on the field of which they have been placed. As they continue to consume the food that God provides for them, they strengthen their connection with all the other creations of God. Equally important, when God created man, he breathed the spirit of life into his nostrils. Kitcher states that the spirit of God is what keeps the contact between him and the best of his creations (24). Before being cast out of the Garden of Eden, the man never activated his living soul until the spirit of God was alive within him. Therefore, the soul is the life of a man, and it originated from the union of body and soul. The soul maintains and reinforces the conne...