What is Truth?

Have you ever asked yourself this question? What is truth? Do you ever wonder if there is an infinite number of answers to this question because of the complexity of lives and life in this world? Surely, with all the governments and religions on earth; certainly, with all the philosophies written through the ages the answer to this question must be vast. Sometimes the enormity of the question compresses you and insignificance binds you from posting up an answer. You decide to let greater minds and advanced technologies pave the way for providing an answer.

Before Pilate turned Jesus over to be crucified he asked Him, "What is truth?" He asked Him this question because Jesus had said, "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth (Jn 18:37)." Amazing that one looking for truth stood upon the moment of judgement and chose to crucify the One who spoke and revealed truth.

Let's follow Jesus' statement in order to unwrap the mystery and find the answer to the question, "What is truth?" He says that He was born with a singular or very focused purpose. How many of us still wonder at the fullness of our own purpose in life? Is it because we lack truth? As we look at the next portion of His statement Jesus says that He came into the world with a cause. He told Pilate and He tells us all that He came from another "kingdom" from another place, and was born into this world with a mission, and that was to reveal truth. It is provoking to think in a world so advanced as ours, that One from another kingdom, another world, would have to be born into our world to tell us what truth is.

Jesus was crucified by the powers of this world because He spoke the truth. In His death the Messiah confirmed the truth about eternal life. Just three days after His burial Jesus rose from the grave, and several weeks later He physically ascended into the sky until He was out of view from the crowd who stood and watched. He had returned to the place from which He came. He has given hope to all that believe in Him that there is life eternal beyond this world.

So what is truth? It has to be the revelation of eternal life. Why did the world reject the truth then? Why does the world continue to reject the Messiah today? Jesus came into this world to reveal truth. Maybe the better question to ask is why do men choose to live in the lie? Christ spoke and lived the words of truth while here on earth, and He rose from the tomb after His physical death to return to the kingdom He had come from. If truth is the way to eternal life, then why do men still choose eternal death?

What is truth? Is your truth based more upon the thoughts of men? Is it based upon the governments, philosophies and religions of this world, or are you beginning to look for truth beyond what this world is offering? Choose to believe in He who came and follow His words of life and you will leave the lie of this world behind.