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Is truth absolute?

Although truth in and of itself implies a sense of definite knowledge or veracity, truth has become slightly hazy in what it constitutes in recent years. It's close connection with "fact" has become weaker. Why is that? We can gain a better understanding when we look at history as we have it. There was a time in history when those of the best and brightest were all absolutely sure that the Earth was the center of this universe, but as time went on we found that after searching, studying and questioning, that the Earth was not at all the center. It was merely a blip in the cosmos, revolving around the incandescence of the Sun. They had worked hard to find their idea of truth, but the real truth; that is, the fact and reality that could not be denied was that they were incorrect. That does not make them bad scientists or unintelligent humans. They operated on their level of understanding and did their best given the circumstances. They simply did not know there was more tru...

What is a Prophet? How is it not a saint?

  As missionaries we have received many questions. One of those can be fairly summed up in this question: ''What is the dfference between a Saint and a Prophet?'' I did some reading in The Bible and here is what I found!   In the Apostle Paul's Epistle to the Romans, he says in 1:7 "To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ." We understand Paul was, of course speaking to all of the Romans that had then accepted Christ and His Gospel.   What the Apostle Paul describes is that saints are all members of the church. All those who have accepted Christ and been baptized in his name are called to be saints. They are called to transcend the basic and live with higher standards, values, and convictions. (see Romans 12) The word saint comes from a greek word that has also been rendered to mean ''holy.'' The general idea of the word means simply to be set...