When it comes to arguments about what people believe, the commonest answer today is along the lines: “Well that may be what you believe, but I believe something different. After all, everyone is entitled to their own beliefs.” But is this really true? Is truth merely subjective, or is it objective? We all believe that grass is green - if someone tells us that it’s pink we would rightly question their sanity. Why is it then that when it comes to more abstract ideas, anything goes? Buddhists believe in nirvana, Muslims believe in paradise, Christians believe in heaven., Atheists believe life on earth is all there is. Does it matter who’s right? Is there a way of finding out? Uniquely one man in history claimed there was. Standing before the man who was about to condemn him to death, Jesus said: “For this reason I was born, to bear witness to the truth.” Not only that, but earlier he had claimed: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father, except through me”. He claimed he alone was uniquely the truth, and the sole giver of life that carried on beyond the grave. Serious claims, that deserve to be taken seriously. When a body of guards was dispatched to arrest him, they came back empty-handed. Questioned about this by their superiors, they replied: “No man ever spoke like this man does!” It matters what you believe. Every world-view comes with exclusive truth claims. You can’t hold two views on life without finding serious contradictions between them. In the end, it does matter who you believe. The world we live in is not chaotic and random, but rational and consistent. Just as two plus two always equals four, so in matters of truth there is only one right answer. Truth is not just an idea, it’s a person.