The TRUTH

The truth – About our origin

Science seeks to understand the “how” of existence, yet the ultimate “why” and “cause” remain mysteries. Theories suggest “everything” emerged from “nothing,” a concept that, curiously, demands more faith than the Biblical account of creation.² The Bible reveals God as the eternal Creator, existing beyond time, space, and matter. He crafted these elements and formed humanity in His image, reflecting His nature —unseen, all-powerful, and unbound.³ This God is not a universal Father but the Father only to those saved (redeemed) through Christ.⁴

The truth – About our purpose

God’s purpose, rooted in love, was to create humanity, to share His richess with His children.⁵ Unlike other philosophies, this vision is unique: God placed creation under humanity’s stewardship, intending a familial bond.⁶ Though humanity’s fall disrupted this plan, God’s ultimate goal remains,—to establish a spiritual and physical kingdom where Jesus reigns as King of kings, and believers rule with Him.⁷,⁸ All of history prepares us for this divine purpose.⁹,¹⁰

The truth – About our state

With God’s holiness and justice, sin is unacceptable, and separates humanity from Him.¹¹ Every person has sinned, facing consequences in this life and beyond .¹²,¹³ Yet, God’s love provides free will and a solution: Jesus Christ, His Son, took our place, bearing the penalty of sin through His death on the cross .¹⁴ This act of redemption, unique among worldviews, offers reconciliation to all who accept it, restoring the intended relationship with God.¹⁵,¹⁶ God does not want anyone to perish or be separated forever.

The truth – About our destination

Our eternal destiny hinges on a choice: accept or reject God’s offer of salvation through Jesus, the only mediator who conquered death.¹⁷ Historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection is widely acknowledged, even by scholars and skeptics. Accepting Him requires repentance and faith, trusting in His sacrifice.¹⁸ Through grace, believers become new creations, assured of eternal life.¹⁹,²⁰ Unlike subjective “post-truth” claims—such as “follow your heart” or “all ways are the same”—God’s truth is objective, rooted in His unchanging Word. Although God is love and He loves everyone irrespective of any of our attributes, we have to come to Him on His terms. Love is a sin if the object of our love is misplaced. God is not deceived or mocked. He is just and knows our hearts very well. It is really sad to see many who profess to follow God but their lives and hearts are far from Him.

To embrace this truth, humbly pray: Prayer is a conversation with God.

The truth – About our assurance

We are called to trust in His promises and not our feelings or doubts. Those who sincerely prayed and put their trust in Jesus, receive unshakable assurances:

1.→Assurance of forgiveness: If you have sincerely prayed and committed your life to Him, then He is faithfull and just to forgive.²¹,²²

2.→Assurance of salvation: God has given us eternal life, if we have put our trust in Jesus Christ. The only condition, is that we have put our trust in Him.²³ It is the guarantee that once you have repented of your sins, and put your faith in Jesus Christ, you enter into that relationship with God, sealed with the Holy Spirit. It is guaranteed, your sins are fully forgiven and assured of going to heaven. Assurance is not based on our good works but by faith through the finished work of Jesus on the cross.²⁴

3.→Assurance of answered prayer: This is His promise that He always hears us and answers us according to His will. Always! His answer can be Yes, No, or Wait.²⁵,²⁶,²⁷

4.→Assurance of victory: God calls us to a victorious life and not a stale, dull, or defeated one.²⁸

5.→Assurance of guidance: God guides us everyday if we yield to Him and His will. He helps us make the right decisions in everyday life, big and small. Put God first in all our interactions, conduct and responses. He promised to guide us and cares for us.²⁹

These promises, unlike the uncertainties of other paths, are grounded in the infallible Bible.

The truth – About our new life

Believers are called to:

→Follow Jesus’ example, studying Scripture and obeying God.³⁰,³¹

→Pray daily, seeking God’s will.³²

→Love God and others, reflecting His love.³³

→Join a church, growing with fellow believers.³⁴,³⁵

This journey transforms us to become like Christ, preparing us for His kingdom.³⁶ Hardships shape us, not for worldly prosperity, but for eternal purpose.³⁷,³⁸ The current world is a fallen one, but the perfect world awaits us who know the truth, and accepted Jesus, the truth.

The truth – About “the day”

Life unfolds one day at a time. Yesterday is gone, its moments shaping today. Tomorrow, however, is never promised. We all know people who didn’t live to see another day. The Bible reminds us that tomorrow is uncertain.³⁹ It’s not ours until it becomes today. Don’t be lulled into thinking tomorrow is guaranteed—this false comfort can deceive us daily. One day, it may be too late.

Today is yours; don’t let it slip away. Embrace God’s offer of truth through Jesus Christ now. Today is a gift of His mercy, another chance to respond. God is patient, not wanting anyone to perish, but the choice is ours. Rejecting His offer leaves us without His help. Everything we strive for in life will fade, but this truth endures forever. Choose eternal and abundant life today—don’t wait for a tomorrow that may never come.

The truth – About “post-truth”

Oxford Dictionaries declared “post-truth” as its 2016 international word of the year. Post-truth is an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’. Although this sounds modern and contemporary it is an age old concept. We see it in both the secular and spiritual worlds.

POST-TRUTH WORLD

DECEPTIONS IN THE CHURCH

The truth – About true freedom

Jesus said, His true disciples are those who continue to walk in His word, they will know the truth and He will set them free. Free from all bondage, penalty of sin, power of sin and eventually the presence of sin.⁴³ There are powers at play in the unseen realm that are keeping people blind and in bondage, of beliefs, opinions and ideologies.⁴⁴ There is a natural aversion to the truth and people are actually trapped in lies.⁴⁵

The truth – About our “gods”

Many have repackaged and redefined God to align with their lifestyles, crafting an idol that bears no resemblance to the God of Scripture. In the name of inclusivity, uncertainty in identity and morality has taken root, clashing with the exclusive truth of Christ. Jesus loved people deeply but never endorsed their sins. There is no compromise—you are either a child of God or of another.

People adeptly wield a front, playing the “victim card,” “intolerance card,” or “lack of love card” to justify their actions. They not only embrace lawlessness but teach it, leading others astray and approving of those who follow suit.⁴⁶,⁴⁷ Yet the outcome is clear: nothing escapes God’s sight, and He alone will render judgment.

His exclusive claim as the only way to God stands firm. Choosing Him aligns us with the Father, securing eternal life.

Today, choose Jesus—the truth that transforms and endures.

References:

1. John 14: 6. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me. ↩︎
2. Genesis 1: 1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ↩︎
3. Genesis 1: 26-27. Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.” So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. ↩︎
4. John 1: 12-13. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God. ↩︎
5. Ephesians 1: 5-6. In love 5He predestined us to adoption as sons and daughtersthrough Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, ↩︎
6. Genesis 1: 28. God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”  ↩︎
7. Matthew 6: 33. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you. ↩︎
8. Luke 4: 43. But He said to them, “I must also preach the kingdom of God to the other cities, because I was sent for this purpose.” ↩︎
9. Mark 1: 14-15. Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe in the gospel.” ↩︎
10. Luke 9: 2. And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing. ↩︎
11. Isaiah 59: 2. But your wrongdoings have caused a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His  face from you so that He does not hear. ↩︎
12. Romans 3: 23. for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ↩︎
13. Romans 6: 23. For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. ↩︎
14. John 3: 16-17.  “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.  ↩︎
15. 2 Peter 3: 9. The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance. ↩︎
16. 1 Timothy 2: 5-6. For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony  ↩︎
17. 1 Timothy 2:5-6. For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony ↩︎
18. Romans 10: 9-10. that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.  ↩︎
19. 2 Corinthians 5: 17. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. ↩︎
20. Ephesians 2:8-9. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9not a result of works, so that no one may boast. ↩︎
21. 1 John 1: 9. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ↩︎
22. Romans 8: 1-2. Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.  ↩︎
23. 1 John 5: 11-12. And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. ↩︎
24. Titus 3: 4-7. But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we did in righteousness, but in accordance with His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He richly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This statement is trustworthy. ↩︎
25. Matthew 7: 11. So if you, despite being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! ↩︎
26. Romans 8: 28. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. ↩︎
27. John 16: 24. Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full. ↩︎
28. 1 Corinthinas 10: 13. No temptation has overtaken you except something common to mankind; and God is faithful, so He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. ↩︎
29. Proverbs 3:5-6. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him,
    And He will make your paths straight. ↩︎
30. 1 John 2: 6. the one who says that he remains in Him ought, himself also, to walk just as He walked. ↩︎
31. 2 Timothy 3:16-17. All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work. ↩︎
32. Matthew 6: 10.Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. ↩︎
33. Matthew 22:37-40. And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’  This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.” ↩︎
34. Acts 2: 42. They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. ↩︎
35. Hebrews 10:25. not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. ↩︎
36. Romans 8: 29-30. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. ↩︎
37. James 1:2-4. Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. ↩︎
38. Romans 5: 3-5. And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. ↩︎
39. James 4: 14. Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. For you are just a vapor that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away. ↩︎
40. Hebrews 4: 13-16. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must answer. Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let’s hold firmly to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let’s approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need. ↩︎
41. John 1: 12-13. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. ↩︎
42. Romans 8: 14, 16-17. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. ↩︎
43. John 8: 31-32, 36. “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free.” ↩︎
44. 2 Corinthinas 4: 3-4. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.  ↩︎
45. John 8: 45. But because I say the truth, you do not believe Me.  ↩︎
46. Jude 1: 4. For certain people have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into indecent behavior and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. ↩︎
47. Isaiah 9:16. For those who guide this people are leading them astray; And those who are guided by them are confused. ↩︎