Truth has a name

Truth is not an idea that floats. Truth is a Person who speaks and saves. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). He does not point to truth from the outside. He embodies it from the inside.

He came to bear witness to truth, and all who belong to truth listen to Him. “Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice” (John 18:37). Truth has a voice, a face, and a cross-stamped authority.

God’s character makes truth unchanging

Truth is absolute because God is immutable and holy. “I, the LORD, do not change” (Malachi 3:6). “God is not a man, that He should lie” (Numbers 23:19). “It is impossible for God to lie” (Hebrews 6:18). The God who is, speaks truth that is.

Jesus never changes either. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). The stability of truth rests on the stability of God.

Scripture: sufficient, clear, and final

God has spoken finally and sufficiently in Scripture. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). Scripture is not a suggestion box. It is the voice of God in written words.

His Word is true in its entirety and right in every part. “Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth” (John 17:17). “The sum of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever” (Psalm 119:160). “The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul” (Psalm 19:7).

We read the Bible as it intends to be read, with real history and real promises. Created in six days, Adam and Eve, a global Flood, Jonah in the fish, the virgin birth, the bodily resurrection, and the coming judgment are not metaphors but momentous facts. “For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:40). “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3–4).

The lie of relativism and the freedom of truth

Relativism tells people that truth shifts with feelings, polls, or power. Scripture names that move as a tragic exchange. “They exchanged the truth of God for a lie” (Romans 1:25). “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20). When truth is treated as elastic, lives snap.

Jesus gives freedom tethered to His Word. “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31–32). Freedom is not the absence of constraint but the presence of reality. To love truth is to be saved by it. “They refused to love the truth and so be saved” (2 Thessalonians 2:10).

- Relativism breeds confusion, cruelty, and despair.

- God’s truth produces clarity, holiness, and hope.

Living the truth in love

Truth without love harshly bruises. Love without truth silently betrays. Scripture joins the two. “Speaking the truth in love” is how we grow up into Christ (Ephesians 4:15). The same Word that renews minds reforms lives. “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves” (James 1:22).

Truth-telling is a daily discipline. “Do not lie to one another” (Colossians 3:9). Hearts shaped by the gospel savor what is true and beautiful. “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable… think on these things” (Philippians 4:8).

- In our homes: teach, correct, and encourage with Scripture open.

- In our work: keep promises, refuse falsehood, and pursue excellence.

- Online: slow down, verify, and edify; do not share slander or half-truths.

- With neighbors: practice hospitality, give reasons for hope, and keep a gentle tone.

Guarding the gospel in the church

The local church holds up and holds fast the truth. It is “the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15). We protect the gospel because the gospel protects sinners.

False gospels are not harmless options. “Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:8). We contend without being contentious. “Contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3).

- Preach the Word, in season and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2).

- Catechize children, ground new believers, equip saints.

- Examine leaders by biblical qualifications and sound doctrine.

- Practice church discipline for repentance and restoration.

- Sing truth-rich hymns and psalms to lodge doctrine in hearts.

Bearing witness in the world

The world needs truth-tellers who are both brave and kind. “Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15). Wisdom stewards both time and tone. “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt” (Colossians 4:5–6).

We speak and we shine. “Let your light shine before men” (Matthew 5:16). Truth in the mouth is powerful. Truth in a life is persuasive.

- Share the gospel clearly, including sin, substitution, and resurrection.

- Use apologetics to remove obstacles, not to win arguments.

- Serve the vulnerable and uphold justice as fruits of truth.

Hope anchored in truth

The future is not fogged to God. “He has set a day on which He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof to all men by raising Him from the dead” (Acts 17:31). Judgment will be righteous, salvation will be complete, and truth will be vindicated.

Our hope holds because our Savior holds us. “My sheep hear My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them out of My hand” (John 10:27–28). “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure” (Hebrews 6:19). In Christ we stand, and by His truth we endure.

- Build on the rock by hearing and doing His words (Matthew 7:24).

- Walk by Scripture light, step by step. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105).

- Rest in the True One. “We are in Him who is true—His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life” (1 John 5:20).

Conclusion: steady hearts in a spinning age

Truth is still absolute because God still is, Christ still reigns, and Scripture still stands. The Word that made the world now remakes people. The gospel remains the power of God for salvation. Hold it fast, live it out, and pass it on.

The gospel assumes a real Adam and real death through sin. “Just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin” (Romans 5:12). “For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). Undermining Genesis undermines the cross and the resurrection.

- Treat Genesis as the foundation stone for the whole Bible.

- Show how creation, fall, flood, Babel, and covenant set the storyline for redemption.

Truth and miracles

Miracles are not violations of truth but displays of it. The God who orders nature also overrules it. The virgin birth and the bodily resurrection are historical anchors, not religious symbols. “He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4).

- Teach that providence and miracle serve the same sovereign Lord.

- Emphasize eyewitness testimony and fulfilled prophecy as public evidence.

Truth and the body

God defines humanity, marriage, and sexuality. “God created man in His own image… male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27). Jesus affirmed this design and its permanence (Matthew 19:4–6). Holiness includes our bodies, affections, and identities.

- Hold conviction with compassion for strugglers and sinners.

- Offer gospel hope, real friendship, and a path of discipleship for change.

Truth and justice

Biblical truth grounds justice that is righteous, not ideological. The law of God exposes partiality, protects the weak, and restrains evil. Civil authority is God’s servant for good when it punishes wrong and praises right (Romans 13:4).

- Reject partiality and false balances.

- Pair mercy ministries with calls to repentance and faith.

Truth in the digital age

Lies now travel at the speed of a tap. “The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man considers his steps” (Proverbs 14:15). Disciples slow down, fact-check, and refuse to slander.

- Create personal rules for media intake and verification.

- Prefer primary sources, and honor the ninth commandment in every share.

Truth and deconstruction

Some depart from the faith because they never belonged. “They went out from us, but they were not of us” (1 John 2:19). Others stagger under doubts. “Have mercy on those who doubt” (Jude 22). Churches can be both discerning and patient.

- Distinguish wolves from wounded sheep.

- Pair careful catechesis with warm shepherding and meaningful membership.

Truth and civil obedience

We honor rulers and submit in all lawful things, yet we never betray Christ. “We must obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). When commands clash, we suffer faithfully and speak truth plainly.

- Prepare consciences with Scripture before crises arrive.

- Support believers who pay a cost for obedience.

Truth and discipleship of the mind

Truth forms habits of thought and patterns of life. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2). “We tear down arguments and every presumption raised against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).

- Read whole-Bible theology in community.

- Memorize key passages that confront cultural lies.

Truth and suffering

Persecution is normal for faithful saints. “All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Timothy 3:12). Suffering tests us, refines us, and testifies to a better country.

- Prepare the flock to lose status and still keep joy.

- Celebrate ordinary courage and steadfastness under pressure.

Truth, worship, and witness

Worship calibrates hearts to reality each Lord’s Day. The preached Word forms a people who speak and sing what is true. Then we scatter to carry that truth into neighborhoods and nations.

- Keep the Word central in pulpits, prayers, sacraments, and songs.

- Aim for clarity, charity, and courage as you herald Christ who is the truth.