Reaffirming Biblical Authority and Absolute Truth in Postmodern Era

Abstract

Postmodernism, a 20th-century movement, undoubtedly brought significant social and cultural shifts. Human beings have experienced the benefits of scientific exploration and an expanding knowledge base like never before, and much more is anticipated as the era continues to unfold. Despite postmodernism's enthusiastic ambitions, human beings are far from achieving the satisfaction they might have imagined. Human spiritual needs remain unmet, partly due to the neglect of the relevance of religion, especially Christianity, owing to the veneration of ideas such as relativism, cultural pluralism, and the rejection of metanarratives. The postmodern project becomes more challenging due to its rejection of biblical authority and absolute truth. To this end, this paper addresses the challenges associated with postmodernism as they relate to denying absolute biblical truth. Concepts and characteristics of postmodernism, biblical authority, and absolute truth are analysed. The affirmation of biblical absolute truth is given high priority. Biblical truth as absolute truth is premised on the being (ontology) and knowledge (epistemology) of God. The authority of the Bible and the absolute nature of its revelation are products of God's being, who knows and transcends time and generations and in whom existence becomes meaningful