"What is TRUTH?"

I just got back from my weekly bible study at the Rock.. and we began The Truth Project series tonight which was definitely awakening and very informational.. the website is http://www.thetruthproject.com

Tonight we watched the first of 13 series. And it began with the basic and important question of "What is TRUTH?" I will try to summarize my notes as best as I can. :)



Jesus says in the book of John that He came to this fallen world to testify the Truth.. Today, the word testify is usually associated with a trial in court. And the real trial that Jesus was testifying to and continues to testify to til this day is.. Truth vs. Lie

The truth is God's perception of reality.. our culture is filled with lies and we trade in the truth of God to please the creature (humans or things) rather than pleasing the Creator (God)

Our actions act upon what we believe is really real and therefore if we truly believe the Word of God.. our actions and the way we live our life should depict that.

The truth is who God is. We must first understand who God is so we can have some reference as to what is true and what isn't. We must seek God because He is the ultimate source of truth. How? the Word.

Doing what we believe is true takes FAITH... therefore What is Faith?

In the Bible, God says we must have child-like faith...
We were shown a clip of a child on a diving board... You can tell he was nervous and scared of jumping off because he wasn't sure of the outcome... But he sees his mom in the pool ready to catch him. And so his faith in his mom catching him overcame his doubt of jumping off. Everything was telling him not to jump but seeing his mom and having faith that she will catch him outweighed his doubt. We should have the same kind of faith in God. Even when things don't seem right and during times when we feel we are alone... we must have faith in Him cause He will get us through. Faith overcomes feelings.


To end the first part of the series... we were left with this question "DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS REALLY REAL?" and for believers... if we believe that what is said in the Bible is really real then our actions would be able to turn the world upside down.