I heard this from a well-known Christian Ph. D. This person is far more intelligent than I am. He’s able to process thought rapidly. However, he’s become disconnected from Christ. He doesn’t think we can know Jesus Christ in any real way. He has become a functional deist or naturalist. Here’s what He said:
“An axiom is a presupposition, assumed true, from which theorems are deduced. It makes sense to use the propositions of Scripture as axioms.”
The word “axiom” means something that has no proof. It’s simply a bare claim. It’s made-up stuff, but you pretend it’s true.
Does it make sense to use the propositions of Scripture as made-up stuff?
I know the propositions of Scripture are true because the Holy Spirit tells me they are true. That’s a lot better than pretending they are true. If I were an Atheist, I would find this Ph. D. scientist’s claims silly. An Atheist may reject the fact that the Holy Spirit speaks to me. An Atheist may refuse to seek Christ and find Him. However, the Atheist will then be guilty of refusing to look at the evidence.
With the thinking of this Christian Ph. D., the Atheist is simply refusing to pretend what the Ph. D. is pretending. That’s all axioms are is a little make-believe. Someone says, “I will pretend this and call it an axiom.” The Atheist has axioms too. The Atheist’s axioms are that God doesn’t exist, God doesn’t do anything, and God has never done anything. I don’t accept axioms. I go to Jesus for knowledge, wisdom, and truth since those can only be found in Christ. Jesus is real and knowable. All who seek Him find Him. In Him is hidden all knowledge and wisdom. He leads, teaches, and corrects all who follow Him.
When intelligent Christians think their fallen minds can make up things, it’s no wonder the church is divided.
