According to the dictionary, truth as a noun means 'the quality or state of being true' or 'that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality'. Truth has the quality of faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, sincerity and veracity. In Philosophy, they refer to truth as the Problem of Truth - a vast subject because philosophers have endless theories of truth! Then there is the Absolute Truth, the Objective/Subjective Truth and the Relative Truth! Absolute Truth is permanent and unalterable. Objective Truth is for people of all cultures and times, even if they do not know it or recognize it to be true. Subjective Truth is true for the person making the judgment but it is not true for others. Relative Truth is not fixed by outside reality but is decided by a group or individual for themselves, is manufactured and ever-changing. There are many theories of truth including truth in logic, mathematics, semantics, history, medicine, psychiatry, modern age and religion!
This question, what is truth, has been asked since a long time, thinking that truth is a principle. The question asked by the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate has been made famous down the ages. Pilate asked the Jewish criminal Who claimed that He was the Son of God, "Are you a king?" Jesus of Nazareth answered Pilate, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world - to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice." Pilate asked the famous question, "What is truth?" Then he went hurriedly and asked the Jews who wanted Jesus to be punished to death by crucifixion as was customary, "I find no guilt in him.....do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" This account is found in the Gospel of John 18:37-39 in the New Testament of the Holy Bible. Again, in John 14:6 Jesus Christ claimed, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Truth is not a principle but the Person of Jesus Christ. Truth is a Person. Jesus also said in John 17:17, "...Thy word is truth." Jesus is the Word & Jesus is the Truth & His Word is Truth. We are created with a free will and it is our choice to believe the claim of Jesus Christ. Generations of people down the ages have continued to believe this Truth and nothing has stopped people out of their own free will choosing to become disciples of Jesus Christ. When Jesus comes to dwell in the heart of an individual, the changes that happen in that life are all for good. Jesus, Who knew no sin, became sin for all people who believe in His sacrifice, so that we who are sinners become righteous in Him by faith through grace. This truth will never change. The individual's heart will change from bad to good!
Today, people get mixed up between what is a fact and what is the truth. Fact and truth is used interchangeably in today's understanding. Facts are data given - cold, hard and bare! Truth is living and life-giving! Facts change but the truth of the Word of God never does. Truth is and always will be absolute....it is the standard.
In the twenty-first century, this question is getting to be very interesting. Social media is working on an online web application which will check facts. This tool will help people spot false claims that politicians say in their speeches and interviews on television or online. When the person is discussing an issue, on real time will display 'true' or 'false'!
What is in the heart is what matters. The heart of man is despicably wicked. Jesus died to give us a new heart and a new spirit. If the Truth is in our heart, then we will display God's goodness as our motive. This is the Truth!
This question, what is truth, has been asked since a long time, thinking that truth is a principle. The question asked by the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate has been made famous down the ages. Pilate asked the Jewish criminal Who claimed that He was the Son of God, "Are you a king?" Jesus of Nazareth answered Pilate, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world - to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice." Pilate asked the famous question, "What is truth?" Then he went hurriedly and asked the Jews who wanted Jesus to be punished to death by crucifixion as was customary, "I find no guilt in him.....do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" This account is found in the Gospel of John 18:37-39 in the New Testament of the Holy Bible. Again, in John 14:6 Jesus Christ claimed, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Truth is not a principle but the Person of Jesus Christ. Truth is a Person. Jesus also said in John 17:17, "...Thy word is truth." Jesus is the Word & Jesus is the Truth & His Word is Truth. We are created with a free will and it is our choice to believe the claim of Jesus Christ. Generations of people down the ages have continued to believe this Truth and nothing has stopped people out of their own free will choosing to become disciples of Jesus Christ. When Jesus comes to dwell in the heart of an individual, the changes that happen in that life are all for good. Jesus, Who knew no sin, became sin for all people who believe in His sacrifice, so that we who are sinners become righteous in Him by faith through grace. This truth will never change. The individual's heart will change from bad to good!
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| Nikolai Ge, 1890 - Christ & Pilate - Quod Est Veritas? |
Today, people get mixed up between what is a fact and what is the truth. Fact and truth is used interchangeably in today's understanding. Facts are data given - cold, hard and bare! Truth is living and life-giving! Facts change but the truth of the Word of God never does. Truth is and always will be absolute....it is the standard.
In the twenty-first century, this question is getting to be very interesting. Social media is working on an online web application which will check facts. This tool will help people spot false claims that politicians say in their speeches and interviews on television or online. When the person is discussing an issue, on real time will display 'true' or 'false'!
What is in the heart is what matters. The heart of man is despicably wicked. Jesus died to give us a new heart and a new spirit. If the Truth is in our heart, then we will display God's goodness as our motive. This is the Truth!
