Truth

 

W.E. Vines Bible Dictionary says this   "truth," is used (a) objectively, signifying "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter"

the truth of God" is indicative of His faithfulness in the fulfillment of His promises as exhibited in Christ; the word has an absolute force in John 14:6; 17:17; 18:37, 38; in Eph. 4:21,   "truth," not merely verbal, but sincerity and integrity of character.

 

Have you ever stopped to consider that without absolute truth we could have not have absolute confidence?  You might be saying what do you mean. I mean that if we could not have absolute assurance in something, then we could have not have confident expectation of that which we are wanting to see come to pass. That is what assurance is, isn't it, confidence that what we believe is the truth, and the truth is absolute and unchangeable. It is something that you can put your full and complete trust in. Knowing something to be truth gives you the ability to put your complete trust and reliance in it.

 

God is truth, we can put our complete trust in Him.

 

Numbers 23:19  "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

 

This is a question to us, He wants us to trust Him, He has spoken to us and He will make it good. Thank God He is not a man that that He should lie.

 

John 1:7  This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.

8. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9. That was the true Light which gives light to every man who comes into the world.

 

John 1:14  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

 

John 1:17  For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

 

John 3:21  "But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.''

 

John 3:33  "He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true.

 

John 4:23  "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

 

John 5:31  "If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.

32. "There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.

33  "You have sent to John, and he has bore witness to the truth.

 

John 6:32  Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

 

John 7:18  "He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.

 

John 7:28  Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, "You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.

 

John 8:14  Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.

15. "You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
16. "And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me.
17. "It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

 

John 8:26  "I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.''

 

John 8:32  "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.''

 

John 8:40  "But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

 

John 8:44  "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

45. "But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.
46. "Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?
47. "He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.''

 

John 10:41  Then many came to Him and said, "John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.''

John 14:6  Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

 

12. "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
13. "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14. "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
15. "If you love Me, keep My commandments.
16. "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever,

17  "even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

 

John 15:1  "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.

 

John 15:26  "But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.

27. "And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

 

John 16:7  "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

 

John 16:13  "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

14. "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
15. "All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.

 

John 17:3  "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

 

John 17:17  "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

18. "As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
19. "And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

 

John 18:37  Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?'' Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the

 

world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.''

38. Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?'' And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no fault in Him at all.

John 19:35  And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.

 

John 21:24  This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

 

Acts 26:25  But he said, "I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak the words of truth and reason.

 

Romans 1:18  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

 

Romans 1:24  Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,

25. who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

 

Romans 2:2  But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.

8  but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness indignation and wrath,

17. Indeed you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and make your boast in God,
18. and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
19. and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
20. an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law.

 

Romans 3:4  Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: "That You may be justified in Your words, and may overcome when You are judged.''

 

Romans 3:7  For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

 

Romans 9:1  I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,

 

Romans 15:8  Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

 

1 Corinthians 5:8  Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

1 Corinthians 13: 4.  Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;

5. does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6. does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

 

2 Corinthians 4:2  But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

 

2 Corinthians 6:7  by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

 

2 Corinthians 7:14  For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true.

 

2 Corinthians 11:10  As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

 

2 Corinthians 12:6  For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But I forbear, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me.

 

2 Corinthians 13:8  For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

 

Galatians 2:5  to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

 

Galatians 2:14  But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?

 

Galatians 3:1  O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?

 

Galatians 4:16  Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

 

Galatians 5:7  You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

 

Ephesians 1:13  In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

 

Ephesians 1:13  In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

 

Ephesians 4:21  if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:

 

Ephesians 4:24  and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in righteousness and true holiness.

25  Therefore, putting away lying, each one speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

 

Ephesians 5:9  (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

 

Ephesians 6:14  Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

 

Philippians 1:18  What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.

 

Philippians 4:8  Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy meditate on these things.

 

Colossians 1:5  because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

6. which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

 

1 Thessalonians 1:9  For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

 

1 Thessalonians 2:13  For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

 

2 Thessalonians 2:10  and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
12. that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13. But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,

 

1 Timothy 2:3  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

4. who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

 

1 Timothy 2:7  for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

 

1 Timothy 3:15  but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

 

1 Timothy 4:3  forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

 

1 Timothy 6:5  useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

 

2 Timothy 2:15  Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

18  who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.

 

2 Timothy 2:25  in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,

 

2 Timothy 3:7  always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8  Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith;

 

2 Timothy 4:4  and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

 

Titus 1:1  Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which is according to godliness,

 

Titus 1:14  not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.

 

Hebrews 8:1.  Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

2. a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

 

Hebrews 9:24  For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

Hebrews 10:22  let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

 

Hebrews 10:26  For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

 

James 1:18  Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

 

James 3:14  But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.

 

James 5:19  Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,   20.  let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

 

1 Peter 1:22  Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,

 

1 Peter 5:12  By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

 

2 Peter 1:12  Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.

 

2 Peter 2:2  And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

 

1 John 1: 6.  If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

7. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
8. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

 

1 John 2:4  He who says, "I know Him,'' and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

 

1 John 2:8  Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

 

1 John 2:21  I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

 

 

1 John 2:27  But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

 

1 John 3:18  My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

19. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
20. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

 

1 John 4:6  We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

 

1 John 5:6  This is He who came by water and blood Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.

 

1 John 5:20  And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

 

 

2 John 1:1  THE ELDER, To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth,

2. because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:
3. Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4. I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

 

3 John 1:3  For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth.

4. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

 

3 John 1:8  We therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth.

 

3 John 1:12  Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.

 

Revelation 3:7  "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, `These things says He who is holy, He who is true, "He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens'':

 

Revelation 3:14  "And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, `These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:

Revelation 6:10  And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?''

 

Revelation 15:3  And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!

 

Revelation 16:7  And I heard another from the altar saying, "Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.''

 

Revelation 19:2  "For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.''

 

Revelation 19:9  Then he said to me, "Write: `Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' '' And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God.''

 

Revelation 19:11  Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.

 

Revelation 21:5  Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new.'' And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful.''

 

Revelation 22:6  Then he said to me, "These words are faithful and true.'' And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.

7. "Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.''