Finding True Knowledge in a World of Information Overload

We live in an age where knowledge sits in the palm of our hands. A simple search can answer almost any question within seconds. Yet despite this unprecedented access to information, our society seems more lost, empty, and confused about purpose than ever before. How can we have so much knowledge yet feel so directionless?
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The answer lies in understanding a crucial distinction: information can tell us where we are, but only divine truth can tell us why we are here.

​The Two Stories of Human Understanding

Throughout history, thinkers have recognized two distinct realms of knowledge. The "lower story" deals with observable facts—mathematics, physics, the mechanics of our physical world. These are things we can measure, test, and verify through our senses.
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The "upper story" addresses the deeper questions that haunt every human heart: Where did I come from? Is there a God? What determines right and wrong? Why am I here? What is the purpose of my life?
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These questions cannot be answered in a laboratory. They require a different kind of knowing—one that goes beyond empirical data to embrace divine revelation.

​The Shift Away From Truth

In the early decades of American history, most people believed in God and accepted the Bible as divine revelation. Even those who didn't live perfectly by Christian principles acknowledged them as good and true. This foundation provided society with shared moral understanding and purpose.

Over the centuries, a dramatic shift occurred. As scientific discoveries advanced—from understanding our solar system to biological evolution—some concluded that God was no longer necessary. If science could explain the mechanics of existence, perhaps divine revelation was obsolete.

This led to modernism, a worldview that rejected anything that couldn't be empirically verified. Modernism spent two centuries searching for ultimate truth through reason and observation alone. It failed. Truth remained elusive when pursued apart from its divine source.
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From modernism's ashes arose postmodernism, which took an even more radical stance: not only can we not find absolute truth, but absolute truth doesn't exist at all. Everything became relative. "Your truth" and "my truth" could contradict each other, yet both could be considered valid.

​The Cost of Rejecting Absolute Truth

The postmodern embrace of relativism has profound consequences. When society abandons the concept of absolute truth, it loses its moral foundation. Virtues once universally acknowledged—honesty, integrity, purity, respect, kindness, self-control—become matters of personal preference rather than objective goods.
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This shift explains much of the confusion we see today. Without a shared understanding of truth and morality, society fractures into competing narratives where everyone does what is right in their own eyes. The results are devastating: broken families, moral chaos, and a pervasive sense of meaninglessness.

​The Question That Matters Most

In the midst of cultural confusion, an ancient question still echoes: "Who do you say that I am?"
When Jesus asked His disciples this question, He wasn't conducting a survey about public opinion. He was pressing them—and us—to make a personal declaration. Peter's response rings through the ages: "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."
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This confession isn't just historical theology; it's the foundation for everything. If Jesus truly is who He claimed to be—the way, the truth, and the life—then everything changes. We're no longer adrift in a sea of relativism. We have an anchor. We have a destination.

True Knowledge Brings Life

Jesus Himself defined what really matters: "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent" (John 17:3).

Notice the emphasis on knowing God, not just knowing about God. This is relational knowledge, not merely intellectual assent. It's the difference between reading a map and actually arriving at your destination.

Later, Jesus told His followers: "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:31-32).
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Freedom comes through truth, and truth comes through relationship with the One who is Truth incarnate. This is the knowledge that transforms lives—not information stored in our heads, but divine revelation written on our hearts.

Standing Firm in Shaking Times

We need more than feelings, experiences, or even miracles to sustain our faith. We need deep roots anchored in unchanging truth. The Christian faith isn't opposed to reason or science rightly understood. In fact, the Christian worldview of an orderly universe created by a rational God made modern science possible.

But we must recognize that empirical observation alone cannot answer life's ultimate questions. Science can describe how things work; only divine revelation explains why they exist and what our purpose is within creation.

This matters especially for the next generation. Our children are being taught from every direction that truth is subjective, that they can create their own reality, that morality is merely personal preference. These are lies that will shipwreck their lives.​

​The Path Forward

In a world drowning in information but starving for meaning, we must return to the Source. Not to a vague spirituality or generic higher power, but to the God who has revealed Himself clearly through Scripture and supremely through His Son, Jesus Christ.

This God hasn't left us to figure things out on our own. He's given us clear direction, a roadmap for life. From beginning to end, He is sovereign. From beginning to end, He is Lord.

The GPS may show us the entire world, but it's useless if we don't know our destination. Information gives us a map, but only Jesus gives us a destination worth reaching.

True life isn't found in accumulating knowledge about the world. It's found in knowing the Creator of the world. It's found in surrendering to His lordship, holding fast to His teaching, and allowing His truth to set us free.
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The question remains for each of us: Who do you say He is? Your answer to that question determines everything—your purpose, your direction, your eternal destiny. Choose wisely. Choose truth. Choose life.

-Ps. Jorge

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