“Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”
What Does the Bible Say About Truth?
Jesus said 'I am the truth.' Pilate asked 'What is truth?' These verses show everything Scripture says about truth in a world of confusion.
18 verses·5 eras·10 promises
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
“Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me."”
“Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.”
“Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh's house forever. A Psalm by David.”
— Psalms 23:6· David
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6Promise
“'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."”
— Matthew 22:32Promise
“But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.”
“Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no basis for a charge against him.”
— John 18:38· Pilate
“Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."”
— John 18:37Promise
“You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."”
— John 8:32Promise
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."”
“The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Apostolic Era (~50 AD)
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7· Paul
“For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”
— Romans 11:29Promise
revelation
“He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." He said, "Write, for these words of God are faithful and true."”
— Revelation 21:5Promise
patriarchs
“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."”
— Genesis 8:22Promise
“I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.”
— Genesis 17:7Promise
“In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:”
— Genesis 15:18Promise
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