What is Truth?

I believe we can all agree that the truth is a very elusive commodity in this day and age. It is rare that you get the same story on TV, newspapers, internet or radio as most of the stories seem to be slanted toward a particular agenda or thinking. It’s called “spinning the news” by omitting pertinent facts or statements that don’t allow the receiver to get the whole story. You know what I mean. We all experience this every day.

Truth is often defined as “that which conforms to reality, fact or actuality” but this definition leaves many questions to be answered. What is fact? What is reality? And what is actuality.

We live in a postmodern world where relativism is paramount. In relativism, all points of view are equally valid and all truth is relative to the individual. It is the continuation and modernization of the “I’m OK, You’re OK” thinking of the 1970’s.

Today, there is no right or wrong….anything goes and it is acceptable. It all depends what you believe to be right or wrong and society is being taught to accept anything. It even extends into all levels of education.

Even though worldly truth is totally flexible, that is not true of God’s Word as found in the Holy Bible. The Bible is totally true and is “inspired scripture and has its use for teaching the truth and refuting error, or for reformation of manners and discipline in right living, so that the man who belongs to God may be efficient and equipped for good work of every kind.”(2 Timothy 3:16-17, The New English Bible).

Jesus made this very clear when, standing before Pilate he said, “For this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me.” (John 18:37, The New International Version).

For the world the ultimate expression of truth is found in John 14:6 when Jesus said “I am the way, I am the truth and I am the life, no one comes to the Father except by me.” (The New English Bible). This verse makes it very clear that Jesus is the only way to salvation. No other path leads to eternal life except through Jesus. THIS IS TRUTH!