Jesus Christ Is Truth

Some people say that they don’t need anything to guide them except what they think and how they feel. And a popular philosophy today is cultural relativism: “There is no absolute truth.”

Yet how disillusioned with life many people have become, because they don’t have any real solid, basic truth in their lives. Everything is relative. Truth is what they think, or what others think, or what their peers tell them is true.

Many other voices are crying out saying, “We are the truth!” “Here is the truth!” “There is the truth!” But Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). He also said that Satan is the father of lies.

Satan’s lies started in the Garden of Eden. When God created man and woman, he placed them in a beautiful and perfect environment. And God said, “All of this is for you. You can eat of every tree that is in the garden except one. If you eat of that tree, you will die” (Cf. Genesis 2:16-17).

Then Satan came along in the form of a serpent and said, “That is not true. You will not die. God didn’t really say that.” Satan phrased it in such a way as to question, “Did God say?” (Cf. Genesis 3:1).

Many people today question whether the Bible is the Word of God. But from beginning to end, the Bible is God’s Word, inspired by the Holy Spirit. When I turn to the Bible, I know that I am reading truth. And I turn to it every day.

“Did God really say it?” The devil wanted Adam and Eve to doubt God’s Word. The devil essentially was saying, “God doesn’t love you. God is trying to keep something good from you.” Then he said, “Don’t believe God! You are not going to die. God says that you will die if you eat of it, but you are not going to die” (Cf. Genesis 3:4-5).

Mankind had to make a choice between God’s truth and the devil’s lie, and we chose the devil’s lie. And today our sinful nature sides with the lie instead of with the truth.

Jesus said, “And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed” (John 3:19-20).

The moment that we are born, we have a tendency to sin. Our moral universe is out of focus, and we don’t get it back into focus until we come to Christ. We have to come to the cross to get the world back into focus.

We accept lies as truth, and truth as lies. Many people don’t know what is right and what is wrong. No one is telling them, “This is the way,” or “That is wrong.”

It is as if we are driving down the highway of life with our eyes shut. We act as though we have no soul, that we are not accountable to anyone. And we will pay for it; we are already paying for it. We are a violent society. We are a wicked society. We are a society that will be under the judgment of God unless we repent of our sins and turn to God.

Christ is the Truth; the devil is the lie. We see the conflict between the world of Jesus Christ and the devil’s world, and we have to make a choice. In which world will we live? To whom will we give allegiance?

You see, we don’t have to be taught to sin; we inherit the disease of sin. The question is: What will we do about it? We find deception and delusion on every hand. Everywhere we look we find people who are unethical, people who are sinful.

What is the answer to this human dilemma? Can we get out of the pit? Jesus said, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:31-32.) Yes, we can be free. Jesus said, “I am the … truth.” He did not say, “You shall know a truth,” but “the truth.” He is the embodiment of all truth.

If you don’t have Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, you will likely follow some other messiah, because there are all kinds of messiahs and false christs who are crying out, “Here is truth; I’ve got it.” The Bible says that there will be many antichrists. But there is only one true Christ: “It pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell” (Colossians 1:19). And Jesus said, “If you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins” (John 8:24). Jesus Christ is ultimate truth in every realm.

Jesus told the truth about sin. He said, “From within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, … blasphemy” (Mark 7:21-22). Sin comes from the heart.

Jesus told the truth about love. He said, “God so loved the world” (John 3:16). And He said that if people are to follow him, they need to love each other.

Jesus told the truth about judgment. He warned people to flee the wrath to come. If you believe a warning and act on it, it can save your life.

One evening a tornado was sighted in Colorado. The tornado warning siren sounded. The tornado struck 10 minutes after the warning was given, and it destroyed much of the town, but no one was killed. Why? Because, in large part, the people believed the warning.

Now I am warning you from the Bible, from the Word of God, that judgment is coming to you personally, to your family, to our country, to the world. God has always warned about judgment, yet many will not believe the warning. Scripture teaches us that there will be a “day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ” (Romans 2:16).

We see tapes played in courtrooms to prove that people are guilty of things that they deny. God too has a recording. He is not only recording all your acts; he is recording your thoughts, your intents. Jesus said, “Every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment” (Matthew 12:36).

On the outside you are smiling, and everyone says that you are a wonderful person. On the inside it is a totally different story. You need to repent of your sins and to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior. Let Him change your heart. Let Him change your life. Let the Truth come in.

Jesus told the truth about repentance. He said, “Unless you repent you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3). We will suffer judgment unless we repent. The word repentance implies change—to change our minds, to change our way of living. But we can’t do that on our own. Only God can help us to do it.

When we receive Him and come to the cross where Christ died for us to forgive us, He comes into our hearts and we are born from above. He gives us new strength and new power to live lives that we did not think we could live. You may say, “I can’t give up this thing that I know is wrong; I can’t do that.” But with Christ in your heart, you can.

Jesus told the truth about salvation. We cannot be born a Christian. We have to be born again. Jesus said, “Unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). Jesus said that to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, we have to be converted.

Have you been converted? To be converted means to be made a new person, to let Christ come into your heart and satisfy that longing that you have. You may have an empty place in your life, and you don’t know what is causing it. You have troubles in your family. You have troubles in your community. You have troubles at work. And you don’t know how to get out of these troubles. Would you like to be free? You need Christ.

Jesus said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). Jesus Christ can come into your heart and forgive your sins, cleanse you and change you. Christ stands ready to give hope to everyone. Christ’s truth can make you free.

There is power in sin: “Whoever commits sin is a slave of sin” (John 8:34). You may be obedient to what the devil wants you to do. You need to change and get a new master, and that new Master must be Christ. He can take away that sin that has dominion over you now and free you so that you are no longer a slave to sin.

And ultimately Jesus Christ will free you from the presence of sin. When you live according to the lie, you are not free. When you are a slave to your passions and your lust and your ego, you are not free. But you can be free. “If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed” (John 8:36).

In Jesus Christ we have a more profound truth than anything in science or mathematics. He is the only One who can bring peace and joy and the total satisfaction that you have been searching for but haven’t yet found. You haven’t found it in sex. You haven’t found it in accumulating money. You haven’t found it in having power. But “ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Are you uncertain that you are ready to go to Heaven, that your sins are forgiven? Do you want to settle it? The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is knocking at your heart’s door and wants to enter your life: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20).

Scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version.

The Truth Will Set You Free

Jesus is the truth, and He taught that if we abide in His Word, we will know the truth and be set free. He will come into your heart and life today if you will turn from your sin and put your faith in Him. You can have a new life, a new beginning. First, confess your sin to God and turn away from it. Second, receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, putting your faith in Him alone to save you. He promises to live in you and to transform your life.

START BY SIMPLY TALKING TO GOD.

You can pray a prayer like this:

“Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. I’m sorry for my sin. I want to turn from my sin. Please forgive me. I believe Jesus Christ is Your Son; I believe He died on the cross for my sin and You raised Him to life. I want Him to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want to trust Jesus as my Savior and follow Him as my Lord from this day forward. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

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