Prior to knowledge, truth is what really happened; the way it is; who did it; was the universe created, or was it just always here;what is the truth? Knowledge is finding the truth, without truth there can be no knowledge. If truth does not exist, the only knowledge you need is how you feel about what is right or wrong for you. "truth" can be heart breaking, or the greatest news you have ever heard. "truth" the way it is, this implies "absolute" - what is true for one is true for all. This is known as absolute truth, unconditional, never changes, not dependant on whether it is believed or not. Truth is the source of knowledge. The source of truth is the Bible. The source of the bible is God, we can go back no further than Genesis 1:1.
Jesus before Pilate
When Pilate said, "I find no fault in this man," Pilate was telling it like it is. (John 18:38). He was telling the truth. We can't make something true because we believe it to be so (Proverbs 3:5, 19:21,). Contrary beliefs are possible but contrary truths are not possible. An unexamined faith is not worth believing. Christians believe Christ rose from the dead, while Muslims believe He never even died. Muslims believe Christ was the Son of Heaven and taken up bodily to Heaven by God; thus rejecting His atoning death.
If you were on a jury to determine the guilt or innocence of a man, even though you did not see the crime of which he is accused, after listening to the evidence could you come to a verdict as to his guilt or innocence? Truth is found by looking at the evidence. John 14:8-11 - Jesus said to a sceptical Phillip, look at the evidence and you will believe.
When Pilate said, "I find no fault in this man," Pilate was telling it like it is. (John 18:38). He was telling the truth. We can't make something true because we believe it to be so (Proverbs 3:5, 19:21,). Contrary beliefs are possible but contrary truths are not possible. An unexamined faith is not worth believing. Christians believe Christ rose from the dead, while Muslims believe He never even died. Muslims believe Christ was the Son of Heaven and taken up bodily to Heaven by God; thus rejecting His atoning death.
If you were on a jury to determine the guilt or innocence of a man, even though you did not see the crime of which he is accused, after listening to the evidence could you come to a verdict as to his guilt or innocence? Truth is found by looking at the evidence. John 14:8-11 - Jesus said to a sceptical Phillip, look at the evidence and you will believe.
Absolute Truth Implies At Least Two Things
1. That whatever is true at one time and in one place is true at all times and in all places.2. That whatever is true for one person is true for all persons.
Absolute truth never changes, relativists say what is true for me may not be true for you.
The Bible was written to people of the time which they lived, absolute truth means if it was true for them, it is also true for us; it is never outdated. (Isaiah 40:8)
Truth is Discovered
truth is not invented or voted on, but is discovered. It exists independent of anyone's knowledge of it.
We cannot make something true because we wish it that way or believe it so.
contrary Beliefs
Contrary beliefs are possible, but contrary truths are not possible.
Contrary beliefs are possible, but contrary truths are not possible.
Jesus Said
"I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE, NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME" (John 14:6). When Jesus says no one comes to the Father except through me, He is defining the word "truth." It has one meaning, truth cannot mean one thing today and something else in the future. His statement is international and just as true to future generations as when He said it. (See Psalm 119:89,90 and I Timothy 1:15.)
"I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE, NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME" (John 14:6). When Jesus says no one comes to the Father except through me, He is defining the word "truth." It has one meaning, truth cannot mean one thing today and something else in the future. His statement is international and just as true to future generations as when He said it. (See Psalm 119:89,90 and I Timothy 1:15.)
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