What is "truth"?

We live in a world that is struggling to decide if there is absolute truth!  Slowly, through the years, a thought has crept into our society that each one of us can decide what is true for our own lives. This is, in fact, one of the biggest challenges of our day.  I believe that the Bible is true.  God has expressed Himself in there, by inspiring men moved by the Holy Spirit, to write down His heart for us so we could know what is true. 

The biblical definition of truth says "truth is that which is consistent with the mind, will, character, glory and being of God".  It is the self expression of God!

I have named this blog "Truth or Consequences" because we all have choices to make as to how Biblical truth effects our lives.  I can choose to accept the biblical standards and truth...or I can listen to what my culture and society say is right for today.  If I just do what ever feels good or what everyone else is doing, there will be consequences for ignoring God's ways.  I say that because I believe He is a good, good Father who loves me and steers me to what is best for my life. 

Some of you who will read this, think that Christians have swallowed the lies.  But I have lived on both sides of the fence, so to speak.  I know what it is to live life my own way, with my own rules, and found neither peace or joy.  I made a mess of my life.  And now, living as a Christian, walking with Jesus, I walk in great peace and joy because of His love for me and my clear conscience before him!

Jesus told us in John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."  That is quite a claim!  But He could make that statement because He knew who He was.  He lived his whole life to restore you and I into relationship with the Father.  Every thing He did while on the earth was to point us to the love of the Father.

As this blog continues...ask questions...share your thoughts.  Let's get some dialogue going about what is truth!

Comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 2, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    Truth has to be found in His (Jesus) words and His life. His ways are actually very simple and easily understood. He made them very clear. It's only when I try to excuse or change things to how I want them to be that invariably I go into a double minded state. The Word says our father God can not bless a double minded man. So to deliberately move into a place outside His blessing is to walk first out of truth. For He is truth and light so to walk out of truth is to walk into a place of darkness and in the darkness we can no longer see.

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownSeptember 2, 2015 at 4:42 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  3. UnknownSeptember 14, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    I agree Cindy...we don't need to stay in darkness!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WHAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH?

Have you ever really listened to yourself in the course of a day? Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? Do you build others up or tear them down? Do you believe that there is power in the words that come of your mouth? Proverbs 18: 21 says "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit."  If I have to eat the words that I speak, I want them to be sweet and full of good things!  There is a lot of responsibility that is handed over to us by our Heavenly Father.  He left us in charge of this earth!  We are supposed to take dominion and rule.  Unfortunately, most of can't even rule our own lives.  James says in chapter 3 verses 5-10..."Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire
Read more

WARRING BRIDE

Image
The picture of a warring bride! Beautifully dressed with her sword in hand.   This is how each of us should look in our daily life!   Seriously.   We are the Bride of Christ and we are making preparations within ourselves to be worthy to walk beside Him. Revelation 19: 7-8 says " Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him.  For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself.  She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.” For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people."    Another way we prepare ourselves to walk at His side is to..." Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Therefore, put on every piece of G
Read more

SHEPHERD'S STAFF

Image
      I have a staff in my office that I bought several years ago at a Jewish Festival. It has a lion's head on the top and for a long time it just sat in my office.  One Sunday morning, when I was in charge of the service, I was deeply offended by something that happened before service. I had to get up and preach.  I knew that I could not go out and preach if I didn't let this go and have a clear conscience before God.  I had about a half hour before service was to begin to talk to God about what I was feeling.  I saw that staff sitting there and I grabbed it and began to write the names of God on it.  All the names of who God was for me.  It brought me comfort and reminded me of how good He was to me, of how much He loved me.  That staff still sits in my office and reminds me of who God is for me. Recently I heard that a shepherd's staff was indeed a place where a shepherd would record his history with God.  In fact, the shepherd David, carried a staff.  Imagine fo
Read more