“This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.” (1 Corinthians 2:13, NIV84) Here the apostle Paul confirms again that the truths we hold are not self-evident. Because man is inherently sinful, he does not naturally believe and accept […]
04/10/22 Daily Devotion – One finds truth when one finds his or her Creator!
“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.” (Romans 1:25, NIV84) The real issue about truth doesn’t lie in our intellectual ability. It is not like we can change everything if we just keep repeating truth claims over and over again. […]
04/09/22 Daily Devotion – Those who suppress the truth will pay a hefty price!
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.” (Romans 1:18, NIV84) In our quest for understanding truth from a biblical perspective, we now turn to the apostle Paul. In his letter to the Romans, he expressed great concern for the […]
04/08/22 Daily Devotion – Don’t miss the truth right in front of you!
“‘You are a king, then!’ said Pilate. Jesus answered, ‘You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.’” (John 18:37, NIV84) This morning we look at […]
04/07/22 Daily Devotion – Jesus prays that we know the truth!
“Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.” (John 17:17, NIV84) We stop to meditate today on an amazing verse in Scripture. Over the last month or so we have looked at a lot of verses that reference truth. We have been looking into the words of Jesus and appreciating the depth and meaning the […]
04/06/22 Daily Devotion – We Christians have the truth within us!
“…the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” (John 14:17, NIV84) The Spirit of God is truth, too. The Scriptures declare that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all sources of truth. […]
04/05/22 Daily Devotion – The Spirit will guide us into truth!
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” (John 16:13, NIV84) Paul tells us in his first letter to the Corinthians that spiritual truths are […]
04/04/22 Daily devotion – There can only be one way!
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” (John 14:6, NIV84) Just prior to speaking these words to His disciples, Jesus was talking with them about going back to the Father in heaven where there would be places prepared for them when they […]
04/03/22 Daily Devotion – Truth or blasphemy?
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” (John 8:58, NIV84) Here is another amazing truth statement of Jesus. He claims in the verse above to have existed before Abraham was born. More than that, He claims to be the great “I AM.” He claims to be God. He began the […]
04/02/22 Daily Devotion – Hold fast to the truth!
“I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” (John 8:51, NIV84) Now here is a truth claim that should cause most to stop and listen. There aren’t too many ways to misinterpret what Jesus is saying in the verse above. He is claiming authority over absolute truth and over […]