Over the years I have met some very brilliant people. People who are intelligent, people with several advanced degrees, or people who can run circles around me in a debate. However, many of them seem to be unhappy, angry and/or never satisfied. Others try to find happiness in position, vocation, money, travel, sports or the…
It seems that truth has become a somewhat dirty word, or at least a corrupted one. In its place we are left with a whole lot of uncertainty. In steps Jesus! Jesus tells Pontius Pilate that He has come into the world to “bear witness to the truth ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia)]” (John 18:37). Notice that He says, “the truth,” not any old…
“For this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me” (John 18: 37). This is one of the most defining statements Jesus ever made, both for His mission and for our ultimate condition. His purpose in coming…
“Chesterton insisted that he learned more from observing a nursery than he ever did in studying philosophy. Jesus shocked his audience when he said that a child was a better representative of the kingdom of heaven than any one of his learned skeptics. Why is this so? Is it because children are gullible and unsophisticated…
…If we are His disciples and do continue in His Word, then He makes us a wonderful promise: “Ye shall know the truth.” Literally, this is “come to know the truth.” As true disciples (that is, “learners”), we have His assurance that our continuing studies in His Word will yield an ever-increasing comprehension of God’s…