Christian Foundations - Truth
Bible Facts Newspaper Article (Ian C. Kurylyk)

"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth" (John 4:24). There is no knowledge of God apart from truth. The human race was separated from the true God in the Garden of Eden when Adam believed Satan's lie. The way back to God for all of us is through the truth.

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6). This Truth is made known unto us by the Holy Scriptures given by God. "Thy word is truth" (John 17:17b). There are many messages bombarding us every day, but only God's Word is absolute truth.

The world we live in tells us how to live, what are worthwhile goals, what are acceptable moral values, and what is success. We are impacted by many philosophies and religions with their message to promote. Despite all these conflicting and confusing messages we encounter, God holds us responsible to respond to His truth. "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts" (Psalm 51:6a). Many think that any belief is acceptable to God as long as it has a large following. But God is not a pollster, or a politician, or a PR man. He is God.

The truth has wonderful power. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32). "By mercy and truth iniquity is purged" (Proverbs 16:6a). It is not that souls will go to hell because of this sin or that but "because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved" (II Thessalonians 2:10b). God can and will forgive sins but His salvation plan works through belief of the truth which is in Jesus Christ.

It is not so much that one cannot tell what is true. People believe lies because of what they have chosen to love. "That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness" (II Thessalonians 2:12). God calls us to believe on His Son who died for our sins and rose again, and to receive a new heart of love for Him.