The Truth Is: All We Can And Need To Know About God By Richard Schaefer
The truth is book summary
The nature and existence of God is generally misrepresented in the arguments of theists and atheists alike An alternative representation of God one that I believe will make sense to and touch the hearts of people of good will in both camps can be found in a fresh reading of the Gospel of John In John s Gospel Jesus declares that he had been born that he had come into the world to testify to the truth And the text of the document represents him as doing just that Who or perhaps what God is is one aspect of the truth to which Jesus testifies in the Gospel The whole truth who God is who we are what we are meant to be doing and what it means to be saved THE TRUTH IS represents the culmination of my personal quest for the truth to which Jesus testified as it is represented in the Gospel of John In pursuing the truth I have meant 1 let the text of the Gospel itself suggest the primary topic the truth and the subtopics and associated questions 2 identify and analyze the relevant evidence in the text and 3 formulate an understanding of the truth that best accounts for the evidence as it appears throughout the text Although the Gospel of John is generally recognized as a Christian document the truth to which Jesus testifies in the Gospel is universal accessible by and applicable to all whatever our religious affiliation or lack thereof Moreover the truth answers fundamental questions about existence that any of us might have questions such Is existence and in particular are our lives about something or nothing Is there a purpose behind existence And will anything we do or fail to do have mattered when all is said and done The Truth Is All We Can And Need To Know About God.