03/05/2026
Logic, Truth-Claims, and the Reality of Jesus the Saviour
I. Laws of Logic and Truth
An exams results cannot appear both passed and failed in the same subject under the same marking. Neither can a pilot follow two opposite runway instructions and call it skill. A medical doctor cannot also say, “You have malaria” and “You don’t have malaria,” and then treat both as equally true. And even in relationships, contradictions are not treated as harmless. If someone says, “I was faithful,” and the evidence says otherwise, the denial becomes a crisis, because trust is non-existent.
We understand this instinctively. In ordinary life, truth and its opposite cannot sit on the same chair for long. Reality eventually forces a separation. That, in simple terms, is the law of non-contradiction (a fundamental principle of logic which posit that “two contradictory statements cannot be true in the same sense at the same time”. If a door is locked, it cannot also be unlocked, unless we change what we mean by “locked.” If your account is overdrawn, it cannot simultaneously be in credit under the same conditions. If a medicine heals a disease, it cannot also not heal it, under the same dosage and the same situation.
Indeed, the law of non-contradiction is one of the quiet rules that keeps life from sliding into confusion. We unconsciously (and sometimes wittingly) rely on it in medicine, in transport, in academia, in contracts, in friendship, etc. Why? Because truth matters wherever life matters.
II. The Profoundness of Jesus’ Claims
And that is one reason Jesus remains so arresting.
Jesus did not speak in vague, ornamental language. He made claims that carry weight.
He did not merely say there is a way to God. He said, “I am the way.”
He did not merely say that truth is important. He said, “I am the truth.”
He did not merely say God forgives. He forgave sins.
He did not merely advise broken people to try harder. He spoke of new birth, freedom, peace, rest, and life beyond death.
III. Existential Realities
These are not abstract claims. They fall directly on the pressure points of human existence.
When guilt sits heavily on the heart, forgiveness is not abstract.
When a person keeps losing the same secret battle, freedom is not abstract.
When the mind is restless and the soul is tired, peace is not abstract.
When death enters a family and silence changes the texture of a home, resurrection is not abstract.
This is why Jesus cannot be handled casually.
If He was only a wise teacher, then these claims are too large.
If He was only a moral reformer, then these words go too far.
But if He was telling the truth, then He cannot be reduced to a religious figure with nice sayings.
That is what keeps drawing serious minds back to Him.
Jesus does not stand at the edge of human pain, speaking in safe riddles. He steps into its centre and speaks as though He knows exactly what lies at the bottom of it.
And perhaps that leaves each of us with the real question:
Was Jesus speaking in symbols? Or was He telling us, as plainly as language can bear, who He really is?
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Dr. Isaac Ankrah @ FAR Network; Insp. (RAVI)
