When I was in school I only wanted to learn the truth. Like most
kids, I didn’t always want to go to school, but I figured that since I was
there I might as well make the most of it. I didn’t want a teacher to tell me that
Abraham Lincoln was the 1st president of the United States, or that
two plus two equals five; I wanted to learn the truth.
If that is true for our education, then should it not also
apply to what we learn about God or His Word? No matter how much I write about
it, it still amazes me that people insist that we cannot know anything for
sure. Well, I’m quite sure that Lincoln was our 16th president, and
that two plus two always equals four.
I’m also sure that John 14:6 is true. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No
one gets to the Father except through Him. But some will say that John 14:6
might be true for me but not true for them, or that I cannot know what is true
at all.
So to the person that tells me that I cannot know this for
sure, I ask you, are you absolutely sure? If you say yes, then you are
admitting that there are absolutes, which means that I can be absolutely sure
that Jesus is the only way. If you say no, then you are admitting that you
might be wrong, and that I might be right that Jesus is the only way. Either
way you answer, you can’t prove me wrong.
As Christians, let us pray along with the psalmist who said,
“Lead me in Your truth, and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation…(Psalm
25:5)”
If you are a skeptic, an atheist, or not quite sure what you
believe, I encourage you to pray that simple prayer: God, if you are real,
please lead me into truth.
If you are a seasoned believer then I encourage you to pray
the same prayer: God, please continue to lead me into truth.
He will, and that’s the truth.
(related blog post: What is Truth?)
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