Saturday, August 07, 2010

WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF TRUTH?


What is the source of truth?
Is it man? Is it human tradition and philosophy? Or is it the Word of God - The Bible.

In regards to Man, the Bible says in Psalms 118:8,
"It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man."

Man cannot be trusted for the source of truth because of one simple reason: Man is imperfect, no matter who they are, or what religious title they hold.

The Bible says in Romans 3:23
"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"

In regards to Human Tradition and Human Philosophy, the Bible says in Colossians 2:8
"See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ."

Tradition and human philosophy cannot be trusted for the source of truth because of one simple reason: It is made-up by imperfect man.

In regards to God's Word, Jesus said in the Bible, in John 17:17
"Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth."

God's Word is the only source of truth that can be trusted, why? Because it was inspired and written by a perfect God as He guided men by the Holy Spirit to write down exactly what He wanted them to write.

The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:16,
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness."

and in 2 Peter 1:20-21 it says,
"Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. "

Think about it.
Now that you know, what will your source of truth be from this point on?

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