“Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me…”
“What is truth” was a question asked by Pilate when Jesus was on trial before him, and it is a question many people are asking today. Well, what does Jesus mean when He says: “I am the truth”? The more I think about it, the more I realize that there is no way to plumb the depths of this theme. I concluded that Jesus is the truth about all truth. All real truth was/is embodied in Jesus. Let me share three ways that we know for sure that Jesus is the truth. We know that Jesus is the truth about God. Jesus is God’s ultimate revelation of Himself. Hebrews 12:1-2 reveals this: “God, who at sundry times and in diverse manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, by whom He made the worlds.” Jesus, God in the flesh, reveals to us what God is like. For example, Jesus reveals that God is the God of love. No one ever loved like Jesus. He loved all people and consorted with all sorts of people – rich and poor alike. He was criticized by the self-righteous Pharisees for consorting with “tax collectors and sinners.” Why did He do it? Because He loved, and still loves, people. Jesus is the proof that John 3:16 is correct: “For God so loved the world…” How much? “That He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Another example is that Jesus reveals that God hates sin. Two incidents prove this. First, the cleansing of temple proves it. The dishonest transactions that took place there raised Jesus’ ire. What people were doing in the temple was sin. Jesus did not hate the people in the temple but He sure hated what they were doing, and He cleaned the place out. Jesus revealed the wrath of god against sin by what He did. Second, Jesus showed that He hated, and still hates, the sin of self-righteousness by pronouncing woes against the scribes and Pharisees. We can also believe that Jesus is the truth about hope. The world is always looking for hope. Many dictators have led people astray by promising a hope that they could not produce. Many of our own politicians have done the same. Real, lasting hope is not found in anything in this world. I am speaking for myself when I say that without Jesus despair would be inevitable. I believe that I am speaking for you and all other people as well. There is so much hopelessness and despair in the world today, because, for the most part, people are ignoring Jesus and pursuing their hope in some other way. Some even place their hope in the belief that there is no God. There are people all around us who do not want to hear about Jesus, who could bring an end to their despair. Jesus gives us hope for this life. Though this life is fleeting, it is not unimportant. Jesus wants us to live in hope while we are here. All of us could tell of the difference that Jesus has made in our lives, and of the hope that He gives us each day. Can you imagine living one day without the hope of Jesus? Furthermore, Jesus gives us hope for the life to come. Jesus is humankind’s hope of life after death. The only thing that awaits those without Jesus is hell. Among other things, hell is a place of despair. Read Luke 16:19-31 about the rich man and Lazarus and see what a place of despair it is. If you have, aren’t you glad that you heeded Jesus when He told you that He was preparing a place for you? Think of it, we will be with Jesus forever. That is something to look forward to and something to place our hope in. As mentioned earlier, I know that we have not plumbed the depths of Jesus as “the truth,” but we have seen two important things that we need to share with people who are more satisfied with the devil’s lies than with God’s truth. The world needs this message we should share it. Bro. Joe
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