What is truth?

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“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom instruction and understanding.” (Proverbs 23:23)

“This means to acquire the truth by all rightful means, and then cleave to it, guard it, and defend it even to the risk of your life.”(Finis Jennings Dake)

The great question is “What is truth?” As Pilate was trying Jesus, he asked Jesus if He was a king. Jesus responded with, “You say I am……….for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” Pilate then asked the question, “What is truth.” In that day and age just as in this day people search out for the truth. My question is, is it possible for truth to change? I think so, some things that are true today, were not true yesterday. But when it comes to spiritual truths, they never change. A spiritual principle that works today will work any day. One example of this would be as we give, we receive. Sometimes when we give our attitudes might not be right, and therefore we do not receive like we should, but we may receive something if we are willing. Just as Solomon said, “Buy the truth,” many of us have paid dearly to have truth in our lives. As we go through life we learn from our experiences and what comes out established in the end is truth, or at least we hope it is truth. I spent years of hardship and pain coming to the truth that even one little sip of alcohol could lead me to the threshold of death. The fact that after one drink I lose all control of my consumption of alcohol is a truth in my life. This is not true in the life of many other people, but in my life it is true. For years it bothered me that other people could drink, do recreational drugs, and take prescription drugs when I could not. I am not saying that these behaviors are right. What I am saying is that when I was in a struggling state of wanting recovery but not willing to give up, I found myself envious of other people. To overcome this I had to buy some truth, hold on to it, and not give it up. There are no dues or fees for membership in Alcoholics Anonymous; they say we have paid the highest dues for membership of any organization. And so it is, Solomon is truly right, I can’t afford to sell the truth that I paid so dearly for. I must give it away. Today with this truth deep in my spirit, and a loving God in my life that forgives, I do not have the desire to drink or use any form of mind-altering substance. God has done for me what I could not do for myself. In my daily reading today in the Book of Acts, something the apostle Paul said once again had touched my heart. “I have shown you all things, how that so laboring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus how he said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35) Thanks for letting me share……………JRE

“As we begin to focus upon God, the things of the spirit will take shape before our inner eyes. Obedience to the word of Christ will bring an inward revelation of the Godhead (John 14:21-32). It will give acute perception enabling us to see god even as is promised to the pure in heart. A new God-consciousness will seize upon us and we shall begin to taste and hear and inwardly feel God, who is our life and our all. There will be seen the constant shinning of ‘the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world’ (John 1:9). More and more, as our faculties grow sharper and more sure, God will become to us the great All, and His presence the glory and wonder of our lives.”
A.W. TOZER………….The Pursuit Of God, page 56

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My question is, is it possible for truth to change? I think so, some things that are true today, were not true yesterday. But when it comes to spiritual truths, they never change. A spiritual principle that works today will work any day.

It is only by regular bible study and constant fellowship with God that I can become aware of ways that I must accept and apply the precious truths offered to me in the bible.

“As we begin to focus upon God, the things of the spirit will take shape before our inner eyes.

This quote reminds me to focus on His word. My thinking and actions will follow where His Spirit leads.
Thanks for this thread... I really needed to 'hear' this today.
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Share with me this song by Johnny Cash......toad

What Is Truth

Johnny Cash

The old man turned off the radio
Said, "Where did all of the old songs go
Kids sure play funny music these days
They play it in the strangest ways"
Said, "it looks to me like they've all gone wild
It was peaceful back when I was a child"
Well, man, could it be that the girls and boys
Are trying to be heard above your noise?
And the lonely voice of youth cries "What is truth?"

A little boy of three sittin' on the floor
Looks up and says, "Daddy, what is war?"
"son, that's when people fight and die"
The little boy of three says "Daddy, why?"
A young man of seventeen in Sunday school
Being taught the golden rule
And by the time another year has gone around
It may be his turn to lay his life down
Can you blame the voice of youth for asking
"What is truth?"

A young man sittin' on the witness stand
The man with the book says "Raise your hand"
"Repeat after me, I solemnly swear"
The man looked down at his long hair
And although the young man solemnly swore
Nobody seems to hear anymore
And it didn't really matter if the truth was there
It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair
And the lonely voice of youth cries
"What is truth?"

The young girl dancing to the latest beat
Has found new ways to move her feet
The young man speaking in the city square
Is trying to tell somebody that he cares
Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild
Are going to be the leaders in a little while
This old world's wakin' to a new born day
And I solemnly swear that it'll be their way
You better help the voice of youth find
"What is truth"