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the word “axiom” comes from the greek word ἀξίωμα (axioma) and from the verb ἀξιόειν (axioein), meaning “to deem worthy”. it also means “to require”, which in turn comes from ἄξιος (axios), meaning “being in balance”. among the ancient greek philosophers, an axiom was a claim which could be seen to be true without any need for proof.
on thursdays, i’ve decided i’m going to give some of my personal life axioms…truth that, from my perspective, is self-evident. sometimes practical. sometimes philosophical. sometimes whimsical. but truth, no less.
i know we live in a day where the concept of truth is battered. it is often vilified or surrendered to the throne of cultural relativity or, worse… shoved to the back room of irrelevance. but no matter. i will hold to truth.
and for the record. all truth is god’s truth. just because something isn’t written in the bible doesn’t make it automatically questionable. complex mathematics and intricate scientific process can still be true, even though it is not in the writings of the apostle paul. music and poetry and fiction can express beauty and integrity and reality, even though it was not written by king david. there is truth in the philosophy of eastern mystics and muslim clerics and catholic priests and american politicians.
i’m not suggesting that everything is truth. i am saying that truth can be found anywhere…and when it is found, it is god’s truth. undebated and absolute.
i’m looking forward to thursdays.
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