fall, not rise or float. That’s why Proverbs 23:23 advises us: “Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.” Buy Truth! Because truth has such a great value.You’d think that because we rely so heavily on truth, that truth would be highly valued in our society. But – too often – it’s not! A recent cartoon said, “Do you swear to the tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth even though nobody has any idea what that is anymore?” So when “experts” tell us something as “truth” and we know this is not right, then we begin to question “What is truth?” The problem is found in our standard of truth. For many it is simply what “I think,” or “what some ‘expert’ has said.” As it says in Romans 1:22–25, “Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefore God gave them up … because they exchanged THE TRUTH about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator .…” For Christians who believe in the Bible the Word of God is TRUTH. In fact, when Jesus prayed in John 17 He said: “Sanctify them in the truth; your word (The Bible) IS TRUTH” (John 17:17). The Bible is the will of God in written form, and it is IN the Bible that you find TRUTH. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. All “truth,” that is, what is “taught” as truth, but be evaluated and compared with what is found in Scripture. God’s word points us to Jesus. Jesus said “I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life. No one comes unto the Father except through me” (John 14:6).But, too often people only want truth on their terms, and because God’s truth doesn’t always tell them what they want to hear, they don’t want to BUY INTO God’s truth. They want truth on their terms. Many have bought into a philosophy that is known as “relativism.” This is the belief that standards of truth, rationality, and ethical right and wrong vary greatly from culture to culture, and across historical eras and that there are no universal criteria of what is right and wrong. Thus, to impose your morality on someone else is seen ...
