The Bible TruthTo understand the Bible truth even though there are some strange truths of the Bible one must first come to understand the Bible authors with regard to their honesty and truthfulness. The Bible writers of the Holy Bible displayed a candor that is not found among other ancient writers. From the very outset, Moses frankly reported his own sins ( Num 20:9-12; 27:12-14; Deut 4:21 ) as well as the sins and errors of his people, a policy followed by the other Hebrew writers. ( Ex 14:11-12; 32:1-6; Num 14:1-9; ) The sins of great ones such as David and Solomon were not covered over, but reported. ( 2 Sam 11:2-27; 1 Kings 11:1-13 ) The Bible truth about Jonah. Jonah told of his own disobedience. When the Lord told Jonah to arise and go to Nineveh, he did not go, for he chose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. ( Jonah 1:1-3 ) Also, the other prophets likewise displayed this same straightforward, candid quality. Writers of the Christian Greek Scriptures in the Bible showed the same regard for truthful reporting as displayed in the Hebrew Scriptures. As for Paul and the Bible truth. Paul tells of his former sinful course in life; For he imprisoned and beat those who believed in the Lord. ( Acts 22:19-20 ) Mark’s error of conduct and also Peter’s are related. Mark departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. ( Acts 15:37-39 ) And as for Peter, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. ( Gal 2:11-14 ) Such frank, open reporting builds confidence in the Bible’s claim to honesty and truthfulness. Facts testify to the integrity of the Bible truth. The Bible narrative is inseparably interwoven with the history of the times. It gives straightforward truthful instruction in the simplest manner. The guileless earnestness and fidelity of its writers, their burning zeal for truth, their painstaking effort to attain accuracy in details recommend the Bible for what it is, God’s Word of Truth. ( John 17:17 ) If there is a single point that alone proves the Bible truths to be the Inspired Word of Our God and Creator it is the matter of prophecy. For what man can even foretell with accuracy the weather more than a few hours in advance? Yet there are scores of long-range prophecies in the Bible that have been fulfilled. The first printed Bible came off Gutenberg’s press about the middle of the fifteenth century. Today distribution of the Bible has reached billions of copies in upward of 1,300 languages. But this has not been accomplished without great opposition from many quarters. Indeed, the Bible has had more enemies than any other book. Thousands of Bible lovers lost their lives for the Bible truth and thousands of copies of the Bible were committed to the flames. All credit and thanksgiving for the Bible’s survival in view of such violent opposition is due to God, the Preserver of His Word. This fact gives added meaning to the apostle Peter’s quotation from the prophet Isaiah: “All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” ( 1 Peter 1:24-25 ) The Word of the Lord with reference to Bible Truth, God’s Word is truth: God’s Word presents things as they really are, revealing His attributes, purposes and commands, as well as the true state of affairs among mankind. God’s Word of truth shows what is required of one to be sanctified or made holy, set apart for use by God in his services, and then to remain in a sanctified state. Hence, Jesus could pray respecting his followers: “Sanctify them by means of the truth; your word is truth.” ( John 17:17; compare James 1:18 ) Their obedience to the revealed truth of God’s Word led them into sanctification, the truth being the means by which they purified their souls. ( 1 Peter 1:22 ) Thus they stood out as “no part of the world” that did not adhere to God’s truth. ( John 17:16 ) Those who desire to gain God’s approval should walk in His truth and serve Him in truth. ( Josh 24:14; 1 Sam 12:24; Ps 25:4-5 ) This would include abiding by God’s requirements and serving him in faithfulness and sincerity. To a Samaritan woman Jesus Christ said: “The hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for, indeed, the Father is looking for suchlike ones to worship him. God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth.” ( John 4:23-24 ) Such worship could not be based on imagination but would have to conform to what is in harmony with the actual state of things, consistent with what God has revealed about himself and his purposes. The Bible Truth concerning our true God and Father: Our Father is the “God of truth.” ( Ps 31:5 ) He is faithful in all his dealings. His promises are sure, for he cannot lie. ( Num 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29; Ps 89:35; Titus 1:2; Heb 6:17-18 ) He judges according to truth, that is, according to the way things really are, and not on the basis of outward appearance. ( Rom 2:2 compare John 7:24 ) Everything that emanates from him is pure and without defect. His judicial decisions, law, commandments and word are true. ( Neh 9:13; Ps 19:9; 119:142, 151, 160 ) They are always right and proper, and stand in opposition to all unrighteousness and error. The Bible truth concerning Jesus Christ: Like his Father Jesus Christ is “full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14; Eph 4:21 ) While on earth, he always spoke the truth as he had received it from his Father. ( John 8:40, 45-46 ) “He committed no sin, nor was deception found in his mouth.” ( 1 Peter 2:22 ) Jesus represented things as they really were. Besides being ‘full of truth,’ Jesus was himself “the truth,” and truth came through him. He declared: “I am the way and the truth and the life.” ( John 14:6 ) And the apostle John wrote: The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” ( John 1:17 ) The Bible truth was the truth that would ‘set us free’ if we show ourselves to be “on the side of the truth” by accepting Jesus’ role in God’s purpose. ( John 8:32-36; 18:37 ) To ignore the Bible truths of God’s purpose concerning his Son, to build hopes on any other foundation, to form conclusions regarding one’s life course on any other basis, would be to believe a lie, to be deceived, to follow the leading of the father of lies, God’s adversary. ( Matt 7:24-27; John 8:42:-47 ) It would mean ‘to die in one’s sins.’ ( John 8:23-24 ) For this reason Jesus did not hold back from declaring his place in God’s purpose. The Bible truth concerning the Holy Spirit as our guide: The spirit that proceeds from God is pure and Holy. It is “the spirit of the truth.” ( John 14:17; 15:26 ) Jesus Christ told his disciples: “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. ( John 16:12-13 ) The Bible truth regarding the Holy Spirit will teach us everything we need to know to carry out our work, recalling and opening up to our understanding things we had previously heard or the things we read in the Bible but have not understood. ( John 14:16) God’s Holy Spirit could never be the source of error but will protect us from doctrinal falsehoods. ( Compare 1 John 2:27; 4:1-6 ) In this way, the Spirit acts as an interpreter for us, translating the true meaning of Scripture for us and our finite minds. We, therefore need to heed the Spirits leading and not lean to our own understanding. It is in this way that we can most heed God’s law to be a lamp unto the lost world. We, therefore, do well to pay “attention to it as to a lamp shining in the dark place” in this twentieth century. ( 2 Peter 1:19; Ps 119:105 ) The man whose “delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law he reads in an undertone day and night,” and who puts in practice the things he reads, is the one who prospers and is happy. ( Ps 1:1-2; Josh 1:8 ) To him God’s laws, reminders, orders, commandments and judicial decisions contained in the Bible are “sweeter than honey” and the wisdom derived there from is “more to be desired than gold, yes than much refined gold,” for it means his very life. ( Ps 19:7-10; Prov 3:13, 16-8 ) What a wonderful literary gift we were given from the Creator! All answers to life are found in it’s pages and understanding of God and His Bible truths are made clear to us through His Holy Spirit. So many truths are found in the Bible, not only for everyday life but as examples for us to follow every day. 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