DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- WHAT IS TRUTH?

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – WHAT IS TRUTH?

"Pilate said to Him, 'What is truth?' and when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, 'I find no fault in Him at all.' " (John 18:38)

Pilate was no idiot. He knew what the truth was. He knew what the facts were when he said, "I find no fault in Him." He could see through the scheming of the Jewish leaders, and their desire to get rid of Jesus.

To these Jewish protagonists, truth had no meaning. Even in the sham trial, they called witnesses who did not agree with each other. Their goal was not to have a fair trial, but to get rid of this threat to their position and power, even if it meant sacrificing the truth.

Today, there is a battle for truth. There are those who do not want the truth. They only want what they believe in their own minds if it will advance their agenda. Truth is a casualty of war, in both a worldly sense and in a spiritual sense.

People who discard God's truth for their own truth can bend the facts to conform to their own ideas. We see this especially evident in the political arena, and the news media. Who knows when they are telling the truth? Their truth changes to promote their particular agenda.

There is objective truth that is based in God and His revealed Word. It is not based on what I or anyone else thinks or wants to believe. Truth is the way things really are – not what I wish or proclaim them to be. God's truth stands firm – unchanging despite what the society says.

May we always strive to live in God's truth, regardless of what the surrounding culture says is true or even our personal desires. It is the only solid for society and for personal living. "Whatever things are true ... think on these things" (Philippians 4:8).

Love, Dad