How do we know something is true? In today’s digital world of information, we tend to think we have access to every fact we need to know truth. But what makes something true? Is it because Wikipedia says its true? Is it because someone wrote an article on a subject that makes something true? It might be that we had an experience in life that makes us believe something is true. Where is our fact check system? What is the real source of truth? The internet?
The truth about material things in life comes from the ones who created them. For instance, if you want to know all the truth about a certain car then go to the person that designed and built the car. They can tell you everything there is to know about the frame, electronics, tires, engine, horsepower etc. But there is a limitation to the truth they believe about their car. They do not know when the engine will fail, how long the tires will last, when the electronics will malfunction, or if it will have all its horsepower in years to come.
When it comes to life, truth can only come from the one who created life, God. Many people have never heard of the God of creation and walk in life ignorant to the truth. But there are many who have heard the redemptive message of God, for a period of months or years, and have walked away denying that Jesus is the Christ. These people will speak their opinion of how they have heard of this Jesus before. They will speak of how they went to a church for a while but don’t believe or they have their own version of the truth of God, which is not truth at all.
1 John 2:18-27 speaks of people who were, at one time, part of the church. They claimed to be a part of what was happening in the church but had now left and began to speak of their disbelief in who Jesus claimed to be. (The term used to describe these people in the scripture is antichrists, those who deny that Jesus is the Christ.) Those who had heard the gospel, and spent much time with believers, now were taking portions of what they had heard and created their own understanding of truth. They were trying to deceive those who knew the truth with lies and distorted teaching.
What can we do to not fall to the deception of those who speak a twisted, false gospel? First you must know the truth. Truth includes a singular faith that Jesus is the Christ and that He is one with God. Understanding and applying truth comes through the divine power of God conferred on us through the Holy Spirit. This anointing, as scripture refers to, is received as we have placed our life, through faith, in the hands of God. Second, you must abide in Christ. To abide is to dwell, immerse yourself, permeate your life with the things of God. As we abide in Christ there becomes no room for any falsehood, no space for deception, no avenue for temptation.
The incredible blessing for those who know and confess the truth is God’s promise of eternal life. Eternal life begins at the time when you confess your faith in Christ as God’s son and place your life in His hands. That is the beginning of an eternal journey with God. A journey of transformation to become more like Him, full of grace and truth.
Who do you trust as your source of truth?
If you have been told the stories of truth but have never believed or confessed Christ as your savior, what is keeping you from making that decision? Is it a matter of distorted understanding of the truth?
Why don’t you call out to Him today? Look to the Source of Truth that knows everything about your life from when you were born to when you will die, and everything in-between.
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