What is Truth?

Most people remain ignorant of what God says about the most important subject in life: Where am I going to spend eternity?

God wrote the Bible - His very own Word - so all of us would have a source of truth and answers to questions we might have pertaining to Him. God expects us to read and know what He tells us in the Bible. In it, He warns of a curse we bring on ourselves by trusting in "man" (Jeremiah 17:5) - as opposed to trusting in Him, which brings blessing (Jeremiah 17:7).

God's Bible talks a lot about truth. Many people claim to have the truth, only to find out later - sometimes too late - that what they had was, in fact, error. During the time of Christopher Columbus, man's "truth" asserted that the world was flat. God's truth, written over 2,000 years before, stated that the earth is round (Isaiah 40:22). John the apostle that the opposite of truth is error (1 John 4:6).

The Bible tells us that "every word of God proves true" (Proverbs 30:5). David asked God to lead him in His truth (Psalm 25:5) as he knew that God's Words are truth (2 Samuel 7:28). Jesus said that the words of God are not only true, but are, in fact, truth (john 17:17). John says that truth is realized only through Jesus Christ (John 1:17), who enlightens every man (John 1:9). Jesus also said that the truth will set you free (John 8:32).

John tells us that the true worshippers of God must worship in truth (John 4:23). Jesus said that He was the truth (John 14:6), and everyone who is of the truth listens to His voice (John 18:37). Pontius Pilate (John 18:38) did not recognize the truth and asked, "what is truth?"

The apostle Paul said that one must know (1 Timothy 2:4) and receive the love of the truth to be saved (2 Thessalonians 2:10). Paul even describes teaching that departs from the truth as doctrines of demons (1 Timothy 4:1). He also tells how some will oppose the truth (2 Timothy 3:8), and exchange the truth of God for a lie (Romans 1:25). Peter the apostle warned how false teachers will lead people in heresy, causing the way of truth to be maligned (2 Peter 2:2).

Do you know the truth? Trust in God through Jesus Christ for salvation! Jesus is the only way to God, everything else leads to hell!

Keep pressing, keep praying, keep growing in the truth of God's Word!