What is the Truth?

At this time of the year this is one of the questions we are asking. We are approaching election day. We see ads for candidates soliciting our vote from those running for President all the way down to local government officials. Many of them make promises, state some policies, but mostly are bashing the other candidate. And we ask, what is the truth?  This not new, but each election cycle it seems to get worse.  

This was the question that Pilate asked Jesus recorded in John 18.38, “What is truth?” This question was in response to Jesus statement, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”  When it comes to political statements truth may allude us, but when it comes to spiritual things, we can know truth.

God is truth.

John 14:6 ESV “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 17:3 ESV  “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”

John 16.13 ESV “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.”

The Word of God is truth

Psalm 119:160 ESV “The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.”

John 17:17 ESV “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”

Romans 1.25 expresses the truth that in Paul’s day and it continues in our day that many in the world have “exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.”

Let us stand firm in the truth of God in his person and in his word. Let us listen only to this truth and abandon and reject all lies.

                                                            In Christ Alone.

Upcoming activities of great importance. – some are listed on other pages

August 18 – Supper and movie. The movie, “The Staircase” is based upon a true story and is a great story that helps us focus on faith in God, forgiveness and making sure God is first in our lives.

August 25 – We will celebrate with Trish, Bill and April as they are baptized immediately following the morning worship celebration. There will be no Intersection Café or Sunday School that day.