What is truth?

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A major claim being made right now is that the mainstream media is “fake news”. There is a major distinction based on where or from whom you get your news. So let’s examine this matter of truth.

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. John 1:14

The incarnated word, the word that becomes flesh is full of truth. You have to received that Jesus is Lord and you have to behold Him. But as you do you will see His glory dwelling among us. There are many aspects of the truth revealed in John 1, this word was from the beginning. The truth does not change with the times. The truth is with God. The apostasy, the “falling away from God”, claims that the truth is not with God. But once you become unmoored from God there is no longer any truth. Instead of two gender pronouns, you can have three, then eight, then twenty six, and now you can google “how many gender pronouns are there” and find an answer of 72. We can also see that the word “was God”, etymology of words is a beautiful revelation of God. There is a creative power in this word and there is also life in this word. Also there is light that overcomes darkness and a light that darkness cannot understand and cannot defeat. There are witnesses of this light. There is a true light and a counterfeit light. True light lighteth every man. The counterfeit light is where someone claims to have some great secret. For example “the secret to success”. They will sell books, have seminars, sell tapes, etc. But it doesn’t light every man. The gospel lights every man, every tribe, every tongue, every nation for two thousand years. If you receive this word, if you believe it, you are given the right to become children of God. Simply believing on His name, one word that is so powerful and so full of truth and light that it will change you.

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:17

Many people think that the law is full of truth. But the law is two dimensional like a mirror whereas truth is four dimensional like a living person who moves. For example, Ruth was a moabitess, condemned by the law, unable to enter the congregation for ten generations. Yet she entered the congregation, was not cursed but blessed, and is part of the genealogy of Jesus. She is part of the etymology of the name that we believe in, the name that is full of grace and truth. You cannot know the truth by following a prescribed set of rules. For example, some people think that the way to know the truth concerning this election fraud is to “listen to both sides”. What does that mean? If someone is lying to you do they really present “one side” of the truth? If that were true then during a trial we should not only listen to witnesses who tell the truth but also to those that lie. However, we require a witness to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth before we listen to their testimony. The minute you discover that a witness is not telling the truth you discredit all of their testimony. You view their testimony as “poisoned”. In addition there is the concept of “the fruit from the poisoned tree”. For example, let’s say in a trial it was discovered that the police fabricated evidence. Once you discover that, then any evidence that came from the same police is considered “fruit of the poisoned tree”. The NY Times was recently caught in a flagrant lie, fabricating stories for the purpose of discrediting Trump. They are a poisoned tree. Once I learn that I throw out anything that comes from them. Youtube, Facebook and Twitter censored a story about the Hunter Biden laptop in October but now in December admit they were wrong to do that and that the story is true. That causes me to seriously question their credibility. Joe Biden has put senior officials from both companies into his administration, causing me to further question them. Careful studies of their algorithms have demonstrated very clear biases, for example only Democrats received reminders to vote. So many will take this “rule” of seeking out many sources and then do a search on Youtube “Hunter Biden’s laptop” and watch several videos on it thinking they are being responsible. But the algorithm only lets you see the videos that the non credible witness wants you to see. They don’t tell the truth, they don’t let you see the whole truth, and in many cases it is anything but the truth. The real rule for seeing the truth is to find Jesus Christ. Truth comes through Jesus Christ, the incarnated word.
 

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But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God. John 3:21

Since Jesus' death and resurrection He has been sown into many people. These people will naturally come to the light in the same way that a plant will “come to the light”. For example, in Michigan there was a court case requesting to audit the machines. Some people wanted to bring the whole process into the light. However, the state argued that you need to protect the company that makes the machines because their software is proprietary, if you shine a light on how their machines work it will damage their business. Think about that? The machine is supposed to count votes, one plus one plus one. But they are telling us that their software is much more complicated than that? If they were doing the truth they would gladly come to the light, the very fact they are fighting to not come to the light tells you they are not doing the truth. In Arizona the state supreme court ordered the audit of all the voting machines in one county and the county election officials refused to comply to that court order. People that do the truth gladly come to the light, those that don’t do the truth will have to be dragged into the light kicking and screaming.

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. John 4:23

There are true worshippers and there are counterfeit worshippers. Just as we must seek to find those who express Jesus Christ and are full of grace and truth, God also is seeking those who are true worshippers. Jesus was talking to the woman at the well. This woman was a social outcast. This is a further lesson on the truth. Liars will try to wear a uniform because it gives them more credibility. They will try to get terms like “Dr.” put in front of their name, make themselves out to be “experts” and “elites”. CNN calls itself “the most trusted name in news”. It is a big deal to find someone who will tell you the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.