God is Truth

Before we dive right in, let’s take a quick moment to differentiate between subjective and objective truth, concepts that will be mentioned throughout this article.

• Subjective truth: This is based on how we personally perceive the world, including our tastes, preferences, biases, beliefs, and emotional responses. Because people differ from one another, these perceptions vary from person to person. Since they are constantly changing and dependent on the individual, I believe the word “truth” is not the most accurate term for them. A better description would be personal opinion.

  For example: Still water is better than sparkling water. (Personally, I don’t understand the hype behind sparkling water.), football is the best sport ever, sprite is better than 7up (are they not the same thing? No, they are not!).

• Objective truth: This refers to a fact or reality that remains constant regardless of what we think, feel, say, or believe about it.

  For example: The heart pumps blood, we breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, and apples grow on apple trees.

Today, the concept of truth has become increasingly delicate. We live in a culture that often elevates subjective perspectives while rejecting the existence of objective truth. As a result, many people—especially teenagers—are left confused about important areas of life such as marriage, relationships, sexuality, morality, and purpose.

But how can we know the truth? Where can it be found? And why does it matter?

In this article, I will seek to answer these questions by pointing to God, who is not merely a source of truth but Truth itself.

1. God is Truth

To say that God is truth is to acknowledge that truth itself proceeds from the nature of God. He does not merely say truthful things, He is the Truth! It also means that everything about God—His character, His words, and His actions—is true, therefore nothing in Him is false, deceptive, or mistaken.

The following passage says it best: Numbers 23:19: “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?”.

This verse highlights that God is unchanging and faithful in nature making Him totally reliable and trustworthy—unlike humans, who lie, break promises, and change our minds. As a result, He serves as the foundation for all genuine truth.

Take a mirror for example, it can reflect light, but it isn’t the source of light. If the light goes out, the mirror has nothing to show. In the same way, people, science and other things can reflect parts of truth but aren’t the truth themselves. All truth proceeds from the nature of God, making Him its source. Without Him, there would be no such thing as absolute truth.

With that said, truth is not something humanity invents or defines in which case it will be subjective. Rather, because God has created and designed everything visible and invisible, He alone has established what is true and what is false, what is right and what is wrong.

Therefore, since we cannot define truth for ourselves, it follows that truth is not something we create but something we discover.

2. How has God revealed truth to us?

God has revealed this truth to us in many ways, but this article will focus on two primary means: through His Word and through His Son.

a. His Word - The Bible

The Bible is one of the greatest ways that we can come to know God because through it He has revealed Himself and His purposes throughout history.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 tells us that: All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

“All Scripture is God-breathed…” - these words remind us that the Bible is not a collection of human ideas about God, but God’s own revelation of Himself to humanity.

Did you know that:

The Bible contains sixty-six books, authored by over forty people (among whom are shepherds, farmers, tentmakers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers, and kings), written over nearly two thousand years, in multiple genres, places, and languages. Yet, it remains one unified story of God’s redemptive plan for humanity through Jesus Christ from Genesis to Revelation. Now that is mind-blowing and is something that only God could pull off.

Furthermore, the Word of God has stood the test of time, meaning that even though it was compiled centuries ago, its message remains unchanged and relevant across every generation. That is why the Bible’s message is not updated or revised in meaning, even though we have many translations today. This tells us that it is reliable.

Finally, It provides truth for every area of life—relationships, work, identity, purpose, and more—and because God Himself is its author, we can trust its guidance completely. The writers were not independent philosophers recording their own opinions; rather, these men wrote as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit. - 2 Peter 1:21

Our theme for VBS (Vacation Bible Study) this year was True North. True North is a fixed point on the globe and no matter where you are, a compass will always point to it. Even if you spin around, travel far, or get lost, the compass doesn’t change.

The Word of God is like a compass and God Himself is our True North. While the world’s opinions and “truths” keep shifting, God’s truth always points us in the right direction.

The psalmist understood this when he said in Psalm 119:105 that, “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” A light for us to navigate through the darkness of this world. That is why we always turn to the Bible in search of truth.

Got questions? The Bible has answers. They may not always be the answers we want to hear, nor will they always be easy to accept, but they are always the answers we need to hear.

And though many may resist or reject the truth found in the Word of God, their response does not change reality. The truth remains true because it comes from God Himself who is Truth.

b. His Son - Jesus Christ

The greatest and the clearest way that God has revealed Himself to us is through His Son, Jesus Christ, who is the Living Word of God and the Embodiment of Truth.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” - John 1:1

“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.” - John 1:14

Praise God that He hasn’t just given His word and left it there, but has given us His Son; Jesus who shows us what it looks like to live and walk in truth in our daily lives and circumstances, thus being our ultimate example to whom we can always turn.

He declares in John 14:6 that “I am the way, the truth and the life…”

This shows us that truth is not just an idea to understand; it’s a person to know because to truly grasp the truth, you need a relationship with God through His Son. Do you have this relationship with God? Have you received Jesus into your life as Lord and Saviour? Jesus says in John 6:37 that “whoever comes to me, I will never drive away”. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you have done, come to Jesus, confess and repent of your sins and He will receive you and set you free! (reach out to me if you need any help or have any questions).

When you accept Jesus, you also receive the Holy Spirit who is Himself God and also known as the Spirit of Truth. He dwells within each believer and one of His key roles is to open our eyes and to lead us into the truth. As Jesus promised: “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth.” - John 16:13

Through Jesus Christ, truth is no longer distant or abstract - it has been revealed, embodied, and made accessible to us.

What then is a lie?

If God is the source of all truth, then anything that contradicts Him or His Word is a lie. Therefore, our worldview must be filtered through and tested against Scripture, that is why it is important to know the truth.

3. Why does it matter?

Unlike the LORD God, who is the very source of all truth, the Bible tells us in John 8:44 that “the devil is a liar and the father of lies.” When he lies, he is simply speaking his native language.

The world we live in today is deeply influenced by those lies, hostile to the truth and actively opposes it. One reason many people do not like the truth is due to its moral implications; for example: it seems more convenient to believe in the big-bang theory, than belief in God, because the latter requires our devotion..

In addition to that, false teachers and deceptive voices further distort the truth. Many take the Word of God, twist it to suit their own desires, and lead countless people astray, reinforcing the world’s hostility towards God.

In rejecting God—the ultimate source of truth—the world has therefore lost touch with truth itself.

As a result, we now hear things like:

• “I define what is true for myself; therefore I can be whatever I want to be”. Such thinking is a major reason why we see many young people confused about their gender, their identity, their purpose among other things.
• “Truth is about what the majority believes”,
• “It is what makes me most comfortable or feels right to me”.

I want to ask you, What is truth for you? Where do you turn to in search of it?

• Is it other people? then their opinions will shape your life, and you will constantly seek their approval.
• Is it social media that measures your worth based on likes and followers?
• Is it the culture around you—the same culture that rejects God and His Word? If so, it should not surprise us when it leads us away from the truth.

Whatever you trust as your source of truth will ultimately shape the way you live. If that source is unreliable, it will eventually mislead you. But if truth is found in God, then only by turning to Him can we rightly understand who we are, why we are here, and how we ought to live—it sets us free.

For example

• Knowing that through Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, those who place their faith in Him receive God’s full approval and are adopted into His family (regardless of who they are, what they have done or do), will free us from the need to seek mere human approval (Romans 8:1-39, 1 John 3:1).

• Remembering the truth found in Psalm 139:14 which says that you are fearfully and wonderfully made, helps guard us against the lies of a culture that tells us we must look a certain way or meet certain standards in order to be beautiful or worthy.

• Constantly recalling that our Heavenly Father cares deeply for us and has good plans for our lives helps us resist anxiety and fear about the future (Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 6:25-34; Matthew 10:29-31).

That is why it is vital to be grounded in God’s Word, so that you are not deceived by the many forms of lies that present themselves as truth.

4. Application

a. Know the truth

Do you truly know God—not just about Him, but personally? If not, ask Him to reveal Himself and His truth to you.

And if you already know and love God, then you have a responsibility to grow in your knowledge of His truth so that you may know Him more deeply and understand what He desires of you.

In other words: Read your Bible!

Strive to know the truth; read your Bible often: read it fast, read it slow, read it when you feel like it, and read it when you don’t. Store it in your hearts and minds because it will guide your every step throughout your life.

b. Live it out

Don’t just read it, devote/submit yourself to it (For these are the very words of God!) and live it out for all to see. As Jesus said: “let your light so shine before men so that they will see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).

c. Share the truth

Don’t keep it to yourself, share it with those still in darkness. The world is hungry for the truth. And as you share it, others too will come to know the truth, and the truth will set them free!