HOW CAN WE KNOW?

After the children in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe get into Narnia they discover that Lucy's friend, Mr. Tumnus, has been arrested for “fraternizing with humans” and other high crimes against the white witch. They don't know where to turn to find secret friends. Luckily a Robin finds them and leads them along.

After they have followed it for some distance, hopping from tree to tree, Edmond pulls Peter aside and points out that they don't know anything about this bird, and they don't even know which is the right side.

Peter is taken aback at first. But then he answers, "But Robins are good birds in every story I've ever read."

"Yes," Edmond answers. "But how do we know?"

Edmond has already shown himself to be a self-centered stinker. And although the other children don't know it yet, he has become an out and out traitor. But Edmond actually did a good thing by forcing Peter to think about why he believed what he did.

We live in a skeptical world. But its challenges help us tighten grip on how we know truths that are so important for believers.

For the next few weeks I want to encourage you to ask yourself some questions that will help you get a grip on the foundations of your own thinking.

1. What do you know?

and

How do you know it?

2. What do you think?

and

Why do you think it?

3. What do you want?

and

Why do you want it?

4. What do you believe?

and

Why do you believe it?

Let me encourage you to begin thinking about these questions. I will deal with one of these pairs of questions each week. And I would like you to share these questions with anyone who will think or talk with you about them.

I am not primarily posing these questions as a defense against those who might challenge you. But I believe anchoring your own convictions will prove to be a powerful apologetic. I pray for God to make our knowledge steadfast in His love, in His grace, in His revelation, in Himself.

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