I believe the Law of Non-Contradiction is one of the most important laws we have. It's not a law in the legal sense, it is more like the law of gravity. It is a law that makes sense of life and in this case thinking. It comes from the area of Logic.
The Law of non-contradiction means something cannot be true and false in the same sense at the same time. In other words if I say my car is solid blue in color and then say my car is solid red in color, both statements cannot be true. If one is true, the other is not.
Now I could say that I am a Cub fan and a Cardinal fan (though why would I?). It is possible to root for both teams. There is no contradiction. I cannot however say that my favorite team is the Cubs and then say my favorite team is the Cardinals. It would have to be one or the other.
It seems like an obvious law doesn't it? However it is violated in many ways today. Probably the most obvious violation is in terms of religion. People say "all religions teach the same thing" or "all roads lead to heaven". This cannot be true. Why? Because of the Law of non-contradiction!
Christianity teachs that Jesus is the only way to Heaven ("no many comes to the Father except through me"). Many other religions teach that they are the only way to enlightenment, happiness, nirvana etc. If Christianity is not the only way to Heaven then it is not true. It cannot be both the only way and one of many ways . . . it violates the law of non-contradiction.
This is important. This isn't about who is better than someone else. This is about truth and falsehood. If Christianity is true, then people who follow other faiths are lost. If other religions are true, Chrsitians are deluded. Adopting the position of the contemporary society that we should all just embrace each other and affirm the good in each other's religions sounds noble but it is really to deny truth. It is to live in the land of make believe. If Jesus was telling the truth (and I believe he was) then I cannot simply sit back and say, "Hey, whatever you believe is fine." Because it is not.
Some of the "new" views of Jesus have come not from archaeological discoveries or manuscripts that have been recently discovered, these ideas come from those who understand the law of non-contradiction and don't like the implications of the words of Jesus. They understand that if what Jesus says is true, lots of people are in trouble. Their approach is to simply try to change the words of Jesus! If they can soften Jesus' words then Christianity can be more "politically correct". (However, to be politically correct and eternally lost is not an option I find attractive).
Look around. Listen to newscasters. Really think about what people are saying and the implications of their words. If you do, you will find that the law of non-contradiction is violated over and over. The result is muddled thinking that only leads to confusion and in too many cases it will lead to eternal condemnation.
