Would You Prefer to Fight for the Truth?
Posted on Jun 22nd, 2010 | 2 comments“I for my part would prefer to be deceived in a good many things rather than to fight for the truth in so great a universal tumult”
- Desiderius Erasmus, one of the greatest biblical scholars of the 16th century, commenting on the work of Martin Luther.
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Matthew: What does he mean? I think the concept of fighting for truth is an interesting one — especially thinking of the reformers. I’d love to hear you expound on this a bit.
I did leave that one out there for interpretation, didn’t I?
Erasmus presented a choice between truth and peace in the context of the Reformation. I would say that is a common choice. So I agree with Luther against Erasmus that we must choose truth over peace, if we must choose.
On the other hand, I think that sometimes we fear conflict if we insist on truth, but that it often produces peace. I would argue from a biblical viewpoint that insisting on truth often produces temporary internal and external conflict, but ultimately always produces peace. I would also argue, from a biblical viewpoint, that although insisting on the truth sometimes results in conflict, truth and love are never in contradiction.
What do you think, Mark? Or anyone else?