The Battle for Truth: Defending the Christian Worldview in the Marketplace of Ideas
As Jesus is shuttled between Roman officials and Jewish officials to be tried to determine if He is worthy of death by crucifixion, He is interviewed by Pilate, the governor/prefect of Judaea under Emperor Tiberius. The following conversation ensued:
Pilate “summoned Jesus and said to Him, ‘Are You the King of the Jews?’
“Jesus answered, ‘Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?’
“Pilate answered, ‘I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and chief priests delivered You to me; what have You done?’
“Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.’
“Therefore Pilate said to Him, ‘So You are a king?’
“Jesus answered, ‘You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.’
“Pilate said to Him, ‘What is truth?’”
“And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, ‘I find no guilt in Him. …”
—John 18:33-38 (NASB, 1995)
In The Battle for Truth, Mr. David A. Noebel takes a variety of subjects such as philosophy, biology, psychology, economics, law, history and more then explains the frame of reference of four world views: Secular Humanist, Marxist/Leninist, Cosmic Humanist and Biblical Christian.
If you are at all confused by, say the worldview of the American government, or of your neighbor down the street who seems to look at what food she eats as a religion, or of the atheists who seem to be cropping up consistently on the news, this is the book for you.
Without telling you directly, Mr. Noebel will help you to position each of these governments/people/groups into their own particular worldview. And--this is not for the faint of heart--it will allow you to take stock of the worldview under which you operate. It may not be the one you think or had hoped!
We all operate within a world view. What is yours? Are you seeking truth above all else?