Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:6
The importance of standing and living by the truth in our walk of faith cannot
be overemphasized. For the structure of the Christian faith is built on the
truth of God’s word. Anything and anybody outside the truth will not stand the
test of time.
Before our Lord’s crucifixion, in John 18:38, Pontius Pilate asked our Lord
Jesus the question, “What is truth?” However, he was
not patient enough to get an answer to the question which he posed to our Lord
Jesus Christ who is the Truth, personified.
The truth is the counsel of God that has been revealed in the scripture and it
is embodied in the person of Jesus Christ. In other words, the Word of God is
truth. These are the principles and rules of the kingdom of God as revealed by
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John
17:17.
The truth is divine, it is the wisdom that is from above which is pure. And one
of the tests of a true child of God is a sincere desire and hunger for the
truth. The absence of this hunger is an indication that something is wrong.
When a believer stops living by the truth he starts degenerating spiritually.
For the truth is the framework from where the believers operate.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth…
Ephesian 6:14.
There is a great deception that is going on in this age and this deception is
being dissipated from some pulpits. This is giving rise to the great falling
away that was prophesied by our Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 24. This is simply
because men are no longer built by the truth but by the wisdom that is earthly,
sensual and sometimes devilish.
If we must remain to the end, we must have the capacity to detect the truth and
also be willing to stick to the truth. This is because it is only by holding on
to the truth that we can detect and reject every form of deception, which is
taking place in Christendom.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but
after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching
ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned
unto fables.
2 Timothy 4:3-4.
You can’t detect the truth by your carnal nature (mind). The flesh loves to be
appeased, it loves to hear what will stimulate and appease it. You can’t use
the flesh to detect the truth of God. To be able to detect the truth, you must
use your spirit which has been joined to the Lord to perceive the truth. Thus,
a general knowledge of the Bible is not enough to walk in the truth. You must
of necessary synchronize with God’s Spirit to be able to spot and walk in the
truth.
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all
truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that
shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 16:13
It is the Person of the Holy Spirit that guides us into the truth of God. That
is why the Holy Spirit was given to you in the first place. The Holy Spirit is
the Spirit of truth (John 14:17). Relay on the Holy Ghost so that you can
quickly filter off the lies you hear from men, while you stick to the truth.
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