CHRIST OUR TRUTH

Truth is the lifeblood of the soul that walks with God. The Bible says that from the very beginning the serpent deceived mankind through lies, and from that dark hour until now, the enemy of our souls has never ceased whispering falsehoods. He has filled the air with shadows and half-truths that look bright for a moment but end in despair. His words sound sweet to the ear, yet they poison the heart. The Bible says he was a liar from the beginning, and there is no truth in him. When he speaks, he speaks his native language of deception, for he is the father of lies (Jn. 8:44).

How terrible that the whole world lies under his power, tangled in a web of lies so subtle that men often call them truth. He deceives the nations, blinds the eyes of the unbelieving, and leads souls away from the simplicity that is in Christ. He will dress a lie in religious garments, mix it with fragments of Scripture, and make it sound holy to those who do not know the Shepherd’s voice. The Word of God warns that even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14).

Yet how bright the contrast stands when Christ enters the scene. The Lord Jesus did not merely come to teach truth. He came to be the truth. He said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (Jn. 14:6). Truth, therefore, is not a theory but a Person. It is not a doctrine floating in the clouds, but a Man nailed to a cross and risen in power. When the Bible says, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free,” it means that knowing Christ—not merely hearing of Him, but embracing Him with living faith—brings liberty from the chains of sin (Jn. 8:32).

The truth is not cold logic, it is living fire. It burns away the lies that bind us. It pierces the darkness that hides in the corners of our hearts. It breaks the locks of the prison house and calls the captive into the sunlight of grace. The Bible says that whoever commits sin is a servant of sin, but if the Son makes you free, you are free indeed (Jn. 8:34–36). What glorious freedom this is! Freedom not merely to do as we please, but to please Him who died for us.

The devil’s lies tell us that sin is sweet, that disobedience brings pleasure, and that God’s commands are heavy. But truth tells us that holiness is happiness, that obedience is liberty, and that love is the fulfilling of all things. The truth shows us that the cross is not a chain but a key. It opens the prison of self and sets the heart free to love God.

Christ is the eternal Truth of God made flesh. His words are the Father’s revelation. His life is the living interpretation of the will of Heaven. He came not to argue but to reveal, not to confuse but to cleanse. He is the unclouded mirror of divine holiness, and in Him we see the beauty of God’s heart. When the world says, “There is no truth,” the Christian can answer, “There is Christ.”

Oh, dear brethren, the Bible says that God cannot lie (Titus 1:2). His promises stand like mountains that cannot be moved. Every word He has spoken is “yes” and “amen” in His Son (2 Cor. 1:20). His truth is not fragile like man’s philosophy. It is not swayed by time or tide. It is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb. 13:8). When the devil says you are forsaken, the truth says you are chosen. When your heart says you are condemned, the truth says there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus (Rom. 8:1).

The Word of God tells us to fasten ourselves with the belt of truth (Eph. 6:14). A soldier without his belt is unprepared, unsteady, and exposed. So the Christian without truth is weak before temptation. The belt holds all the armor together. Truth binds the heart in loyalty to God. Without it, faith becomes imagination, love becomes emotion, and worship becomes noise. But with truth fastened about the soul, every step is steady, every prayer is strong, every battle is winnable.

To love the truth is to love Christ. To reject the truth is to reject Him. The Bible says that those who perish do so because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved (2 Thes. 2:10). Love for truth is not mere agreement with facts. It is a heart devotion to the One who is truth Himself. It is the yearning of the soul that says, “Lord, let me walk in Your light, even if it exposes my darkness. Let me know Your truth, even if it breaks my pride.”

When a man clings to Christ, he clings to truth. When he walks away from Christ, he walks into delusion. The Bible says that men who reject God are given over to strong delusion, to believe a lie (2 Thes. 2:11). The devil will give them religion without repentance, worship without holiness, and faith without fruit. But the truth exposes all that glitters falsely. The truth teaches us that we are saved by grace through faith, and that faith must be living, working, and loving.

To know truth is to live in light. To live in light is to walk with God. The Bible says that if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin (1 Jn. 1:7). This light is not harsh or condemning. It is warm and healing. It fills the soul with peace. It gives rest to the weary conscience and comfort to the trembling heart.

When the Word of God tells us that His gospel is His power unto salvation for all who believe (Rom. 1:16), it reminds us that truth is not powerless ink on ancient parchment. It is living power breathed by the Spirit. It has the strength to shatter chains, the authority to drive out fear, and the grace to build a life on unshakable hope.

The fellowship of the redeemed rests on this truth. It is not built upon the wisdom of men but upon the revelation of God. The church is the pillar and ground of the truth (1 Tim. 3:15). When we gather to worship, we are not merely singing songs or reciting creeds. We are standing as witnesses in a deceived world, declaring that God is true and every man a liar. The redeemed stand on solid rock, while the world builds on shifting sand.

O that we would prize the truth as a treasure beyond all gold. Truth is the armor of the mind, the fortress of faith, the melody of worship, and the foundation of love. When the lies of the enemy come against you—when he tells you that you are too broken, too sinful, too far gone—remember Jesus says, “Whoever comes to Me, I will never cast out” (Jn. 6:37). That is the voice of truth speaking life over death.

Cling to truth as a drowning man clings to the hand of his rescuer. Bind it upon your heart. Let it shape your thoughts, your words, your choices. The just shall live by faith (Hab. 2:4). Faith in what? Faith in the truth of God’s Word, faith in the finished work of Christ, faith in the promise that cannot fail.

To live by truth is to live in victory. This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith (1 Jn. 5:4). The world conquers by deceit, but faith conquers by truth. The child of God overcomes because he believes what God has spoken. He refuses to bow to the whispers of the enemy. He walks in light though surrounded by darkness. He believes that God’s Word is truer than his feelings and stronger than his fears.

So, beloved, let us love the truth, live the truth, and speak the truth. Let our homes be filled with it. Let our hearts be guided by it. Let our prayers be shaped through it. For the Bible says, “Your word is truth” (Jn. 17:17). And Christ is that Word made flesh.

The one who abides in Him will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (Jn. 8:12). Let that light shine through us until every shadow of deceit is gone, until every chain of sin is broken, and until we stand in the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Bryan Dewayne Dunaway