The Truth?

My generation is asked the question, “What is truth?”

I remember being asked this in high school when it came to “Is murder really bad?” Some people said yes and some people said no. But could the whole class agree on the one truth that murder was wrong? No, because some people felt is was right in situations like war and self defense but others felt that it was wrong no matter what. So our teacher would then ask, “Is there one truth that every person in the world can agree on?” And everyone was always left thinking, “No”. Through out my life, teachers have asked this question and it has always left my soul feeling uneasy.

Teachers have innocently asked this question to provoke a deeper meaning about life inside our immature 16 year old minds, but it wasn’t until I went to college that I realized the real deception behind this question. And now I see that this question has left my generation more lost than ever before.

College professors are always talking about this “universal truth”. Is there really one? Can humanity really get along when people have so many different standards and morals? Is there even one truth that humanity can agree on? Murder? No. Abortion? No. Same sex marriages? No. Religious? No. God? Hell no.

But it goes deeper. Not having one truth means that there is nothing humanity can agree on. No one can say something is right or wrong. Everyone just has to be accepting of everything. I see this everywhere on college campuses and even in our government.

Then about 6 months ago, my dear friend Grace Kelley and I were talking about this “Universal truth”. We were told that every person has and makes up their own truth to live by. And since truth is different for every person then it can not be described or put down on paper. I told Grace that I felt deceived with this “Universal truth” because it really wasn’t truth. Truth isn’t vague. Things need to be either true or false, black or white. Otherwise people have no way to live life. But I was being taught this, everyone seemed to agree with it, yet my soul was telling me this is wrong.

So Grace helped me clear up my thoughts. Grace spoke amazing words of wisdom to me and I left knowing or should I say remembering what the real truth really is.

There is only ONE truth. And that truth is Jesus Christ. He said “I am the way, the truth and the life.” (John 14:6)

The truth is that we are all sinners. There is no “good person”. All sin is the same and everyone sins. Ask yourself this. Have I ever lied? Have I ever thought lustfully? Have I ever stolen something? In your whole entire life there is no way you haven’t done those three things. God is the truth. God is perfect so therefore his words (the bible) are also perfect and true. And in the bible, it says that lying, lustful thoughts and stealing are all sins. Can’t you see that we are all sinners? You are a sinner no matter what, from the moment you were born. That is the truth. And the truth about sin is that it leads to death. So now you need someone who hasn’t sinned to pay the price for your sins for you. And that price is death. So God sent his very own perfect son to die on a cross for us to be washed of those sins. Of all sin. For everyone. That is what Jesus Christ did. That is the truth. And that truth is clear, simple, universal and is for everyone to believe.

This world, our world, IS deceiving. Even in our very own classrooms we are being taught that there is no real truth. That truth is really only what you yourself believe it to be. Isn’t Satan creative with his deception? Because if you can make up your own “truth” then you don’t have to ever worry about if you are right or wrong. You make your own rules, you have all the control, you are your own life creator, and you are playing God. But playing by your own rules leads to death. Just because you don’t believe that something isn’t a sin doesn’t mean it’s not. Because God already said it was and Gods word goes. On your judgement day, you can’t tell God that you don’t believe you did something wrong because God is God and if He believes you did something wrong then you did. You can’t talk your way out of your sin. That is why Christ died for you. So believe the actual truth, the truth about Jesus Chris and then you will have eternal life and be free from death.

It might be painful to believe the truth. No one wants to know they are a bad person. But more importantly, no one wants to know what someone had to die for them. But that is the truth and Christ already died for you. As painful as realizing this might be, there is freedom in it also. That is why Christ said that all who come to him will have life. Because only until you are free from your sin can you truly live. Accept what Christ did for you. Believe the truth. Believe in the good news.

I know the truth and I am proud of that truth. I will proclaim that truth until the day I die because it IS the truth. Christ died for us sinners and now we can have eternal life with God in heaven. We deserved death but Christ gives us life. Eternal life. That is the good news. That is the truth. The universal truth is Jesus Christ.

Isn’t it a wonderful life?