God Is Truth

Grace to You.org ^ | 1997 | John MacArthur, Grace Community Church

[metmom]

"'He who has received His witness has set his seal to this, that God is true'" (John 3:33).

Since God is true in everything He does, we can trust Him and His Word.

God's truthfulness is taught often in Scripture. Balaam, though no righteous man, got this right: "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; has He said, and will He not do it?" (Num. 23:19). Samuel said to King Saul that God "will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind" (1 Sam. 15:29). Paul tells us, "God . . . cannot lie" (Titus 1:2), and "Let God be found true, though every man be found a liar" (Rom. 3:4). Jesus calls the Holy Spirit the "Spirit of truth" (John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13).

Because God is true, and "all Scripture is inspired by God" (2 Tim. 3:16), it follows that His Word is completely true. The psalmist says, "The sum of Thy word is truth" (Ps. 119:160), and Jesus says, "Thy word is truth" (John 17:17).

The Bible, and therefore God Himself, is constantly under attack by critics. They say God doesn't exist. But the Bible says, "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God'" (Ps. 14:1; 53:1). They say the world came into being by itself. But Scripture says, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Gen. 1:1). They say the miracles in the Bible never happened. But God's Word says that Jesus came "with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him" (Acts 2:22).

Always treat the Bible for what it is: the very words of God. Never deny its truthfulness, neither in your thinking nor in your living. Instead, "be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth" (2 Tim. 2:15).

Suggestions for Prayer

Thank God that He and His Word are absolutely true and trustworthy. If you have denied the truthfulness of the Bible, either in your thoughts or in your life, pray for forgiveness and for understanding in what the Bible has to say.

For Further Study

Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17. What useful qualities are inherent in God's Word? Meditate on these, and think of ways they can and should affect your behavior.

[metmom]

Studying God’s Word ping

[SkyPilot]

Amen.

[tophat9000]

God is Truth...Truth is God

[~Vor~]

Thank you for posting the commentaries by John MacArthur...I study the Gospels with John every morning...currently I am reading through Charles Stanley's book, "Walking with God" (Life Principles)...from my morning devotional...

"God's eternal Word is infallible, inerrant, and everlasting--which simply means without error. Our God of TRUTH would not give us a book of mistakes to be our guide." -- Charles Stanley

Thanks again for your posts.

[Dead Dog]

All that is True, is part of God. Because of this you can see his fingerprints on the world.

[Arlis]

HIGHLY recommend the video series, “The Truth Project” - absolutely incredible series on the subject - and why truth is both at the core of the Christian faith, who God is, why it is essential for our very existence - and how the enemy’s prime focus is one thing: to counter Truth everywhere......

Get a group together and watch it as a group.....

http://www.thetruthproject.org/

Disclaimer: I have no relationship with the project whatsoever...but sincerely believe every Christian should see this series if at all possible. You will see clearly the enemy’s assault on truth in every aspect of our world as never before.