Biblical truth, whilst it is always revealing to us different shades of truth, never changes. Neither does God. Hebrews 13:8, I was recently reminded, says "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." The truth might seem either new or old, but the fact is it doesn't change - it's only our perceptions that change.
The biggest challenge any of us will ever face is how we'll approach the sensation of truth. Will we see, taste and touch it truthfully? Is it then recognised? And if it is, what will we do with it?
It's a dedication to the truth that M. Scott Peck lauded as one of the most relevant principles of the wise life - on the road less travelled. In this, the truth cannot harm us - it can only help. But, this doesn't make it easier. The truth just is.
Where do we sit? The truth beckons a thousand times a day. We see and we respond mostly by instinct. We engage with people and their non-truths, and without some sense of moral courage we'll give way to small talk, gossip, innuendo, and any number of non-truthful devices of speech; the immeasurable majority of which do not build up.
And this is our test. The truth must be in us. If we believe in Jesus, truth is our witness and testimony. . The Son is still the Son. Nothing will ever change regarding these and the truth.
We're to be conformed to the truth.
Some things will never change. What is our response to truth? Does it melt us or harden us?
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