Why Search for Truth about God?
A Letter from the Editor

Intellectual doubt is not the only reason for our skepticism. Having witnessed the various evils perpetrated under the banner of truth—be it Christian, Muslim, Marxist, Fascist or other—we find ourselves wary of hidden motives that may lurk behind such sweeping declarations. Theological truth claims often seem like power plays in disguise.

Therefore, given the difficulty and danger of searching for divine truth, why bother? One answer is simple: we cannot avoid believing certain truths about the nature of God. Whether you believe that God is real, imaginary or unknowable, everyone has some opinion on God.

When searching for the truth about God, it is natural to look for moments of explicit revelation. If this is your strategy, you will quickly come to the uncommon life and teachings of Jesus. During his ministry, he frequently claimed to be the image of the unseen God in human flesh. In response to the criticism that God is too transcendent to comprehend, he responded, He who has seen me has seen the Father. If Jesus’ claims are true, then God has made himself known.

Jesus certainly made bold truth claims, yet he was refreshingly transparent about his motives. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus says to his disciples: For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus reiterates that his goal is not to obtain power but to reveal the truth of God. He seeks not to oppress, but to liberate.

Here at Apologia, we believe Jesus is who he claimed to be. If his claims are true, then not only has the unattainable truth about God become concrete in a man, but it is a revelation of such magnitude that it informs all life and thought. We don’t claim to fully understand this revelation; this journal is simply the fruit of our efforts to seek, understand and articulate God’s truth.