Truth

Truth (494) 1. the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth. 2. conformity with fact or reality; verity: the truth of a statement. 3. a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like: mathematical truths. 4. the state or character of being true. 5. actuality or actual existence. 6. an obvious or accepted fact; truism; platitude. 7. honesty; integrity; truthfulness. 8. (often initial capital letter) ideal or fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience: the basic truths of life. 9. agreement with a standard or original. 10. accuracy, as of position or adjustment.

Devotional: Trust Truth, It Has No Agenda And Never Falls Short

Submitted by Randy on Tue, 2012-11-06 02:14

Isaiah 59:4, "None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity."

Devotional: Speak Truth in Love and Never Be Deceived

Submitted by Randy on Wed, 2012-10-03 02:11

Ephesians 4:15, "But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”

Devotional: War Against the Devil's Lies. He is the Father of Lies

Submitted by Randy on Mon, 2012-07-23 23:09

John 8:44, "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."

WAR AGAINST THE DEVIL'S LIES. HE IS THE FATHER OF LIES

God’s Will and Pleasure is to Save All of Mankind

1st Timothy 2:4. Many of us ask what God’s will is for our lives. What pleases God? What does he find good and acceptable?

Devotional: When an Annoying Truth Makes Us Angry

Submitted by Randy on Sun, 2011-07-31 12:37

Luke 4:28, “And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,”

WHEN AN ANNOYING TRUTH MAKES US ANGRY

Devotional: The Holy Spirit Gives Us Truth

Submitted by Randy on Thu, 2011-05-26 23:46

John 14:17, “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”

THE HOLY SPIRIT GIVES US TRUTH

Illustration on Relativism - Survey: Is There Such a Thing As Absolute Truth?

The survey on Is There Such a Thing as Absolute Truth? highlights how quickly we can forget what is true and what is not. From a Christian perspective, there is absolute truth, and it comes from God. Relativism denies absolute truth, and thus denies God and his son, Jesus Christ. See James Dobson comments below in regard to a recent Barna survey on "What Americans Believe".

Illustration on Choice - The Pastor's Faith Test - How A Person Determines Faith

The illustration of The Pastor's Test highlights how we all can get caught up in relativism. Most of us when it comes to religion make choices based on preferences and not based on what is right or what is true. When it comes to our faith, we should not be choosing our faith based on our likes and dislikes. We need to base our faith on what is true.

Biblical Principle for Businesses: Be Honest in All Business Dealings

Romans 12:17. Another Biblical principle for businesses is to be honest in all business dealings. Honesty in business means no false advertising. It means selling products and services that provide value to the customer. A business should never knowingly sell inferior goods or services that may harm the customer.

Godly Fear Preserves us From Evil

Proverbs 16:6. It is godly fear that enables us to depart from evil and the terrible effects of sin. Because of our sin nature that we inherited from our forefathers beginning with Adam and Eve, we all are in danger of the deadly effects of sin. Many of us, the unsaved, do not realize the terrible consequences of sin nor that there is a Savior that can deliver us from this curse.