The Objectivity of God
Marvin Olasky, a well-known journalist, says this, “The person who understands not just the appearance of a building, but every cubic foot of its innards, is often the builder. How much more does God, the builder and sustainer of this world, know every atom of his creation? This means only God knows the true, objective nature of things. Happily, he hasn’t kept it to himself. He gave us the Bible, which, since it comes from him, is the only completely objective and accurate view of the world. Given our human limitations and sinfulness, we can never achieve God’s perspective, but by following the Bible’s teachings we try to come as close as we can. The only true objectivity is biblical objectivity.”
In being objective, the Bible shows us both sides of the story. For instance, we see that man without God is very sinful and evil, and yet at the same time God sees man as worthy to give up His only begotten Son to die for us. We also read of the terrible crucifixion of Christ, the awful and horrible treatment He received at the hands of those who hated Him, and yet we also see the glorious resurrection where He arose victorious over death, hell and the grave, bringing new life to whosoever will. We see as well that man without God has a beastly, sinful nature, which many times is seen in terrible crimes being committed. It is also seen in the narcissistic, selfish, self-centeredness of a vast majority of people.
We can’t overlook this fact concerning humanity, for in doing so, we overlooking one of the very things that is crucial to Christianity. If man is not sinful and evil without God then what Christ accomplished on the cross was for nothing. But the Bible doesn’t stop there at the sinfulness of man. It also gives the possibilities of man when he turns and surrenders his life to the One who died for him.
So, God is objective, and shows us that in His Word, the Bible. The Bible is objective truth. The definition for objective simply is: being true without bias, without the influence of personal feelings or opinions and focusing on facts and facts alone, giving an accurate representation of reality. That is the Bible! That is the Word of God! And the Author of the Bible, repeating again, is God!
He is objective. He is the only one who is objective. To illustrate this: if you and I look at a house which we had nothing to do with it being built, we probably can only go so far in giving an accurate description of that house. We probably don’t know the ins and outs of every inch of that house. But the builder, the one who oversaw the building of every part of the house could accurately give a description of the house. So it is with God. He is the great Creator. He knows us through and through. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He is the only One who can be objective concerning man and His need because He is the only One who fully knows the truth about us.
We will continue this thought next time, but may God help us to truly realize that God is the Answer because He knows the truth as no one does!