What is Truth?

John 18: 37 - 38                 NIV

"You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."
"What is truth?" retorted Pilate.

About 5 years ago, a couple of guys came to me after church, concerned about my weight.

They were kind enough to come to me, and tell me the truth.

My first inclination could’ve been... “My weight is none of your business!!”

But then I considered that they told me the truth to help me, and not hurt me.

Debbie is reading a good book right now, and the author quotes this, as it has to do with truth;

“The truth will set you free...but first it is going to make you mad. Truth makes us uncomfortable in the short term...”

And at times, when first hearing the truth, it does often make us mad at first.

People will commonly leave any setting, when they’re uncomfortable with the truth.

Often times, that has to do with people being disconnected with the truth of the Bible.

Why did these guys tell me the truth 5 years ago?

The did so, so that I would benefit from their expression of love...or in this case, truth.

We should only share the truth with people, to only make them better in the long run.

I never had to wonder when my Dad told me the truth as a child!!

Jesus only shared the truth, so that people wouldn’t suffer long term loss.

Truth is sometimes very different than what we’ve learned in the church for many years. No wonder truth can make people unhappy...