By Christopher Wall

In Christian apologetics (defending one’s faith), there are various arguments for the existence of God, the reliability of Scripture, and

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so forth. One of the ways that Christians have historically argued for the existence of God is the reality of the three transcendentals: truth, goodness, and beauty. Not only their existence but also their objectivity.

In our day and age, many will argue that all three of these transcendent realities are merely subjective chemical reactions of the brain as we process the outside world around us and attempt to make sense of it and apply meaning to it.

If we have given up hope on the objective nature of truth and goodness, I am not sure what we are doing in this world. I have heard arguments that suggest morals are nothing more than social constructs allowing humans to function in societies, yet this has never carried weight with me since there seems to be uniform agreement about the inherent evilness and untruthfulness of certain actions and claims.

Furthermore, I find it rather curious that the same people who argue for the subjectivity of truth and goodness often are able to discern a lie and will tell me when they think my values are “morally reprehensible.”

Needless to say, to dismiss the objective nature of truth and goodness is simply nonsense on its face. You may attempt to use all the philosophical jargon and musings you would like, but the apparent reality to the contrary is all too obvious to those of us who care about actual intellectual engagement.

What I find concerning, however, is that many realize the objective nature of truth and goodness and then give up ground on beauty. They see the merit of viewing beauty as subjective. How else will you account for the variety of preferences?

But when was the last time you looked at the mountains as the sun set and someone told you, “That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen.”? Even if someone did say that, would you question your sanity or theirs?

Doubtless, you would question theirs. Why? Because there is an objective beauty to sunsets. There is no denying we all have preferences and will find certain things more desirable to our particular taste than others, but that does not negate the objective nature of beauty.

With this, I propose to you the greatest beauty is found in God. All beauty points upward. To know Christ as Lord and Savior because of His death, burial, and resurrection is the greatest beauty of all! Consider the beauty of Him today.

Chris Wall is the Pastor of Mesquite Baptist Church located at 742 W. Pioneer Blvd. Suite A. Additional resources can be found on their website “Mesquite Baptist Church NV.com,” Facebook, and YouTube at “Mesquite Baptist Church NV”