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“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?” John 18:37-38

    The world says that truth is subjective, never absolute, and subject to one’s perception. In fact, you will often hear people speak of “my truth.” I suppose that is fine if you identify with the same truth found in the Word of Truth. Sadly, this is most often not the case. Sadly, we the church are not doing all that we could to plant the seed of truth in the hearts and minds of those we encounter on a daily basis. 

    Truth is an extremely valuable commodity. Truth is always the opposite of falsity. I cannot say something that is false and make it true. Water is not dry. Green is not orange. Wrong is not right. It is written, “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Isaiah 5:20. In a world where truth is seldomly valued, we must continue to speak the truth and not lie. 

    Jesus, when asked about His kingship, responded with the explanation that His kingdom was not a worldly one, and His purpose was to come into the world and bear witness unto the truth. “Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.” Pontius Pilate, a man of no meager status, responded with the same words that the world still repeats today, “What is Truth?” The church understands the truth. Can you take the truth and teach the truth? I pray that you will do so. Soul-winning is not the job of 1 to 6 members of our congregation. Soul winning is congregational. We all have a part in this, and we all know someone who is lost. The truth stands before you just like Pilate. Instead of asking, “What is truth?” Perhaps we need to ask, “What are we doing with Truth?” 

Grace and Peace, 

R.D. Beavers 


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