Our Guide to the Truth

Our Guide to the Truth

It is often said that the very first casualty in political debate and warfare is the truth. The truth always suffers at the hands of disingenuous and deceitful players.

Today, we live in a culture where we are constantly being bombarded with dishonesty. There seems to be a systematic attempt to brainwash us about everything. 

So where does one turn for truth? Is the truth really so difficult to distinguish from falsehood? 

As Jesus was set about to depart from this world; he offered some pertinent information to his followers on how to not be deceived by the prevailing lies of this world. 

John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:

In this discourse, Jesus tells his followers that it was “expedient” for him to depart for a season; but in his absence, a “spirit of truth” would be availed to them, so that they could avoid “spirits of deception.”

Of course this “spirit of truth” is the directing power of Almighty God via the Holy Spirit. It is availed to all the servants of God. Albeit, every servant must generate his own mind towards personal study, intensive research, and daily prayer to gain a deep knowledge of the truth. 

Often times, especially as a research writer and preacher; I am asked the following type of questions: “how do you know that what you write or teach is the real truth?” “Maybe your truth is not everyone’s truth.”

Well, the truth of the matter is, the things that I write or teach are simply not proclamations of my personal integrity. They are in fact things that the Holy Spirit itself has taught me as a consequence of my labors in study and research. 

There are several important things people should know about the search for Truth:

1-God is the source for all truth! He and only he knows everything! 

2-Jesus is defined as the Truth, whereas Satan is defined as a Liar! 

3-Anyone’s search for Truth, if it is to ever be personally discovered, must begin with those two fundamental facts!

4-God does not wish for anyone to be ignorant of the Truth; or to be in a perpetual state of confusion about the truth. He wants us all to be highly informed and educated.

5-For the reason stated above; God availed his “spirit of truth” to be our personal “Guide” on the road of “truth discovery.” But even so; you have to be motivated to travel down that road of discovery. 

6-The “spirit of truth” will only reveal as much of the “deeper truth” as you are able to bear at any point on your road of discovery. (John 16:12 Jesus said: “I have many more things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now.”)

7-Our Holy Spirit Guide can lead you to “All Truth.” It will never hold you back. In fact, it will prod you onward to more and more of Gods Truth!

8-Gods “spirit of truth” will never, never ever lead you towards False Information! Titus 1:2 indicates that God cannot ever lie! Therefore the Holy Spirit that God sent in his Sons earthly absence cannot lie or deceive either!

9-The Holy Bible is the best book in all of the world for researching the Truth! It is, after-all a book supernaturally inspired and relayed to us by God himself! 

10-The Truth is “unchanging.” It is like God himself; unchanging! There cannot ever be two versions of truth! There is only One Truth and there is only One God!

Luke 11:9 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you

Focus on the Bible

author: Darrell G.Young

October 12, 2021