Wednesday, January 02, 2013

The Truth Isn't Only Something You Believe


Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, asked Jesus Christ, "What is truth?" (John 18:38) It is a question which has puzzled millions of people over the centuries. Is the truth only something to believe....or is it more than that? Can everyone have their own "truth," or is truth absolute? And what happens to a person who accepts the truth, as compared to one who rejects the truth?

Well....Jesus said that He is "the way, the truth, and the life." (John 14:6) So Jesus is the truth. Everything about Him is true. Everything that contradicts Him is false. He is not only the standard of truth....but He is also the means by which everything in life and in death gets evaluated and judged.

One of the marks of a person who does not know the truth is that he rejects the teaching that Jesus is the only way to the Father. That teaching makes a man squirm if he is walking in darkness. And yet, Jesus didn't hesitate to tell us the real deal when He said, "No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6) Natural man mocks this doctrine and calls it "too exclusive." Well....it is what it is....and it is true because Jesus said so.

Our tendency, even as Christians, is to assume that the "truth" is only something we believe....when it fact, it is much more. The apostle John wrote, "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." (3 John 1:4) This is an astounding statement! It reveals to us that when a person comes to faith in Jesus Christ, he then begins to "walk in the truth" by living in a way that honors the Savior. So the truth isn't only what you believe....it becomes a way of life for those who know Christ as Lord and Savior. Read more
Dan Delzell is the pastor of Wellspring Lutheran Church in Papillion, Nebraska. He is a regular contributor to The Christian Post.

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