noun
1. the quality or state of being true. That which is true or in accordance with fact or reality.
2. a fact or belief that is accepted as true.
Life Questions:
What is truth to you? How important is it to you? To the world around you? Is it relative? Is it universal?
As a foundational theme in scripture the Bible has a lot to say about the importance of truth. Here are some key verses.
Psalm 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does
Psalm 40:11 Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me.
Psalm 86:11 Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Psalm 119:160 All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
Psalm 145:18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.
John 1:9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.
John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Romans 2:8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
1 Corinthians 13:6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
Ephesians 4:25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
1 Timothy 2:3-5 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men… the man Christ Jesus.
1 John 2:4 The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Faith Questions:
How do these verses stir your faith in God as the source for truth? Which of these verses impact you?