The truth about truth

     God exists whether we ‘will’ Him to or not, whether we choose to believe or not, just as truth exists whether we want it to or not. It does not change to suit our opinions or beliefs. Jesus did not say He was ‘a’ way or ‘a’ truth or ‘a’ life, He said He was ‘the’ way, ‘the’ truth, ‘the’ life.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”         John 14:6-7

     So Jesus was either telling the truth or He was a liar. You either choose to accept what He said about Himself or you call Him a liar, there is no in-between, no ‘neutral’ position. It does not depend on us or what we believe or don’t believe. It does not depend on an ‘if’ or ‘then’ statement. If you choose to accept what He said about himself, then you must choose to believe all of it, the prophets, the law, the gospel (good news), you cannot pick and choose when it comes to truth. You can either accept it and conform your perception and way of thinking to what it says (with the help of the Holy Spirit), or you can deny it and accept the consequences if you are wrong, just as we must accept the consequences for any wrong decision in life. If you choose to stick your hand in a fire it will be burned, you will pay the consequences for your decision, it is not a matter of mind over matter. Some of you might start spouting about some meta-physicist or Indian mystic/shaman you read about who can walk over burning coals without physical damage simply by willing it, but I want you to seriously think about what you have read or been told. Some people can train their bodies to be more tolerable than others under certain conditions, and there are dark spiritual forces that can appear as light (I have seen them), but I guarantee you if you hold your hand in the fire long enough it will be burned. Jesus is either the stone upon which you are broken (come to repentance and be healed) or the stone by which you are crushed. The choice is up to you.

The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this and it is marvelous in our eyes.      Psalm 118:22-23

Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written:
‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone.’
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”    Luke 20:17-18
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Truth

Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone’? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed”   Luke 20:17-18

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road

that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.   Matthew 7:13-14

truth;

from where does it come?

to where does it go?

it rattles around inside,

bouncing back and forth,

like some misguided missile,

and just when you think

you have the answer,

you come to the stark,

brutal realization;

you’ve only scratched

the surface;

truth;

so seemingly simple,

yet so profoundly complex,

separating darkness from light,

bringing dawn to the fading night,

cutting hard and deep,

with surgeon-like precision

and skill,

providing comfort and mercy,

while dispensing perfect

judgment and justice;

truth is absolute,

truth is forever,

truth never changes,

truth never compromises,

truth is condemnation,

truth is salvation

all rolled into one;

truth is the stone

upon which everyone who falls

will be broken to pieces,

but he on whom it falls

will be crushed;

truth is Jesus Christ.

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The Way of Truth

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”   John 14:6-7

lost in this sea of darkness,

sentenced to die from the day

we are born,

guilty as charged,

eternally separated,

forever gone;

the dreams of men

are like birds on the wind,

shifting and rearranging,

living and dying,

here today,

gone tomorrow;

there are many roads in life,

leading to far away,

unknown destinations,

creating their own specific

brand of justification,

finding their own particular

version of truth,

but no matter how many

truths we create,

no matter how many different ways

we choose to believe;

there is only one truth,

there is only one way,

there is only one road;

it does not bend

to fit our ideas or desires,

it does not go in the direction

we demand it to go,

it is final,

it is absolute;

that is how truth works.

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