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Your View of Truth Affects Everything
How you view truth; whether or not you believe it; accept or reject it, impacts your life. For the most part, the way people live reveal how they measure it. Those who reject or even try to create their own truth, will never live their best possible life. Moreover, they will suffer eternal consequences if there is no repentance. Of course, those who embrace truth are able to come into their greatest possible life, along with eternal reward.
Let’s be clear at the onset, truth never changes regardless of time, opinion, or culture for that matter. The world is hostile towards truth, because it is run by the spirit of disobedience (see Ephesians 2:1-3). This is one reason there is so much chaos.
Rejecting the Truth Leads to Self-Deception
Everyone on the planet has known or will know the truth at some point in their life. God placed it in each of us, but not everyone held onto it. Many have outright rejected the truth, which includes trying to pervert it for their own purposes.
Romans 1:18-20 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
People know intuitively the difference between right and wrong. They don’t have to be told. However, they can sear their own conscious over time, and become desensitized. In the end, they reject truth. Jesus revealed they reject it because their deeds are evil (see John 3:19-20). It’s one reason some claim atheism.
When individuals depart from truth, they enter into self-deception.
Romans 1:21-22 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
It’s interesting to listen to those who profess to being enlightened. Many of whom call believers ignorant and unlearned. “They’re living in the dark ages.” They claim to be free from the shackles of religion; but in reality, they’re in bondage to sin. To many, their rhetoric sounds wise, but it falls apart when it comes under scrutiny of the truth. Because they prefer darkness, darkness is light to them. The call good, evil, and call evil, good.
When someone insists on darkness, at some point in time God will give him over to self-deception that he would believe what is false (see Romans 1:23-32; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12). This is based on their decision; not His. His will is all come to repentance. This is the ultimate end for those who ultimately reject the truth.
Truth Leads to Freedom
John 8:31 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.
John 17:17 Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy word is truth.
Unless a person’s personal truth is the Word of God, his truth will never set him free. The more you embrace the Word of God, the more freedom you will experience. Conversely, the more you adhere to the wisdom of the world the less of it you will experience.
Truth Never Changes
God does not change, neither does His Word. Be grateful for this fact. It’s important to stay the course during turbulent times. No matter what pressure society seeks to place on you to compromise, or bend the Word of God in the name of tolerance, speak the truth. It is more loving to tell it like it is, than to withhold the truth from someone destined for hell. Love warns. One way to get this wrong is to become self-righteous and use His Word to condemn people. That is not the truth, much less the Gospel.
Hebrews 13:8-9 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace . . .
