Truth

True things.

That is the foundation of all Christian belief. At the most basic level, this applies to foundational and historical issues, such as the reality of Jesus, the divinity of Jesus and so on. The existence of Christianity itself is not because it is good (though it is), nor because it can break bondage (though it can), nor because of the miracles (though there are), nor because it is the best way of life (though I think it is). We believe in Jesus, not because He had taught us well, but because He had lived. That it is true that He had lived. For unless He had lived, all would be for nothing. All His moral teachings are nothing. And all we believe about the Resurrection and the Life is but nothing.

But this also applies to all of Christian teachings! We believe the Bible to be True. But unless we really believe it, it is just an empty rhetoric. Theory is not really theory if it is not true! For that matter, I don't believe there to be anything that is purely theory. If that were so, then it is not a theory at all. It is just not true. But behind (or is it in front?) of every theory is the truth, the practicality that can be acted out.

Truth. A difficult concept to grasp. But perhaps the most important, especially in our pluralistic society..