The infallible authority of Scripture, the person of Christ, and freedom from deception
In a world characterized by philosophical relativism, moral confusion, and subjective opinions, Holy Scripture proclaims the absolute, objective reality of divine truth. In biblical theology, truth (emet in Hebrew, aletheia in Greek) is not an abstract concept or human consensus; it is rooted in the very character of the living God, who is the God of truth (Psalm 31:5) and in whom there is no lie, deceit, or shadow of turning (Titus 1:2).
In a world characterized by philosophical relativism, moral confusion, and subjective opinions, Holy Scripture proclaims the absolute, objective reality of divine truth. In biblical theology, truth (emet in Hebrew, aletheia in Greek) is not an abstract concept or human consensus; it is rooted in the very character of the living God, who is the God of truth (Psalm 31:5) and in whom there is no lie, deceit, or shadow of turning (Titus 1:2).
God's written Word is the supreme standard of truth for humanity. In His High Priestly prayer, Jesus prayed for His disciples: Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth (John 17:17). Scripture is God-breathed (theopneustos), completely reliable, and profitable for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). The Word of God acts as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path, illuminating the moral darkness of the fallen world and exposing the deceitful desires of the human heart.
Ultimately, truth is personal and incarnate in the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus made the exclusive, unyielding claim: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me (John 14:6). To know Christ is to know the ultimate reality of God, humanity, sin, and salvation. Jesus promised His followers: If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free (John 8:31-32). Truth liberates the soul from the tyranny of falsehood and anchors us in eternal life.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
"But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:"
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