WHAT IS TRUTH? ALL TRUTH IS FROM GOD

WHAT IS TRUTH?- ALL TRUTH IS FROM GOD In the 18th chapter Of Saint John's GOSPEL We run into a discourse Between Jesus and Pontius Pilate Pilate says to Jesus, “'You are a king-then!' Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king In fact-the reason I was born And came into the world Is to testify to the TRUTH Everyone on the side Of truth Listens to me' 'What is truth?' retorted Pilate” John 18:37-38 What a GREAT question- IF you talk to 100 people You might get 100 versions Of the truth But there is ONLY ONE REAL TRUTH The TRUTH OF GOD As reflected through the LIFE of Jesus And HIS HOLY SPIRIT The WISDOM of God The wisdom of love The wisdom of OBJECTIVE TRUTH Of what really is RIGHT AND WRONG “Would that the Lord Might BESTOW his SPIRIT On them” Numbers 11:29 ALL real truth COMES from God And all real OBJECTIVE truth Is the same For all of us WHEN I was kid Playing sports (baseball-basketball-football-etc.) If there was A really close call The kids would stop the game And say-”WHATEVER Bob says” Because my friends KNEW I wouldn't lie Even if it went AGAINST my own team And God-our Jesus- CANNOT-and would not ever lie “BECAUSE God wanted to make The unchanging nature of his purpose Very clear To the heirs Of what was promised He confirmed it WITH AN OATH God did this so that By two unchangeable things In which it is IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE We who have fled To take HOLD of the hope Set before us May be GREATLY ENCOURAGED” Hebrews 6:17-18 I suggest to you That there is ONLY ONE Real objective truth In this world And this truth Comes in the form of PURE LOVE OF GOD In the PURE LIFE Of OUR LORD and Savior Jesus Christ Saint Thomas Aquinas once wrote: “ALL TRUTH By whomever expressed Comes from the Holy Spirit” And we hear that truth- EVERYWHERE In the supermarket On the street God and Jesus LIVE In the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD And that truth is: Plain and simply that GOD LOVES YOU! MAY we ALL find that HOLY SPIRIT- That WISDOM AND TRUTH LIVING INSIDE each one of us Robert P. Wallman 9-26-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti