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Jesus knows us. Jesus knows us to our core. We can try to evade the truth, but Jesus knows the truth. So, there is no point in even trying to hide.

The kind of people our Father is out looking for are those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship. He wants that kind of relationship with us.

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.

English Standard Version. (2016). (Jn 4:16–18). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

Why it matters: Jesus is light, and Jesus is the true light. In Jesus we live in the light and we live in truth. This is not something to hope for in the future. This is something we have now. Jesus is the truth. That is our reality.

What truth is all about: To understand absolute or universal truth, we must begin by defining truth. Truth, according to the dictionary, is “conformity to fact or actuality; a statement proven to be or accepted as true.” Some people would say that there is no true reality, only perceptions and opinions. Others would argue that there must be some absolute reality or truth.

One view says that there are no absolutes that define reality. Those who hold this view believe everything is relative to something else, and thus there can be no actual reality. Because of that, there are no moral absolutes, no authority for deciding if an action is positive or negative, right, or wrong. This view leads to “situational ethics,” the belief that what is right or wrong is relative to the situation. There is no right or wrong; therefore, whatever feels or seems right at the time and in that situation is right. Of course, situational ethics leads to a subjective, “whatever feels good” mentality and lifestyle, which has a devastating effect on society and individuals. This is postmodernism, creating a society that regards all values, beliefs, lifestyles, and truth claims as equally valid.

The other view holds that there are indeed absolute realities and standards that define what is true and what is not. Therefore, actions can be determined to be either right or wrong by how they measure up to those absolute standards. If there are no absolutes, no reality, chaos ensues. Take the law of gravity, for instance. If it were not an absolute, we could not be certain we could stand or sit in one place until we decided to move. Or if two plus two did not always equal four, the effects on civilization would be disastrous. Laws of science and physics would be irrelevant, and commerce would be impossible. What a mess that would be! Thankfully, two plus two does equal four.

There is absolute truth, and it can be found and understood. Jesus is that truth.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

John 14:6 (NASB)

  • Hebrews 12:8 (NASB) — 8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
  • 1 Peter 5:12 — 12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother (for so I regard him), I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!
  • 1 John 2:5 — 5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:
  • 1 John 2:8 — 8 On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining.
  • 1 John 5:20 — 20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus the Messiah. This is the true God and eternal life.
  • Revelation 19:9 — 9 Then he said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ ” And he said to me, “These are true words of God.”
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