What are your convictions based on someone’s idea or the word? The Bible says, let everyone speak truth to his neighbor. In fact it is one of the ten commandments. Paul said in writing to the Corinthians, 1st Corinthians 1:10, that we all speak the same thing, of course he was talking or writing to the church at Corinth, so it still applies to the church today. Lets face the facts, if we are not speaking the same thing, then someone is not speaking the truth. Now I know we can use different terminology but it will mean the same thing.

Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life. If Jesus said, I am the way, I am the truth then when it comes to Gods word, there is no truth outside of Jesus. Proverbs 3:3, Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about their neck; write them upon the table of thine heart. Jesus said when He, the Spirit of Truth is come He referring to the Holy Spirit, He will guide you into all truth and the only truth is the word of God. Mans ideas, mans way is not necessary the truth, only if these things are based on the word, with no room for doubt. You know there’s nothing like knowing the truth, although there are times when it is not the best thing to hear at certain times. That statement sounds contradictory, no sometimes the truth may hurt but in the end it will heal.

God told the prophet Jeremiah to speak his word, whether they hear or forbear, makes no difference, speak what I tell you to speak. Jeremiah was told to speak the truth, the message that God had given him. Didn’t sound good in some ears, but it was the truth, but it was what God had told him to speak. It wasn’t what people wanted to hear but it was surely what they needed. In this day when you speak the truth you’ll be surely put in the pit, figuratively speaking.

It is very important to line things up with the word of God. If it don’t line up with the word, then there is a great big “?”

Paul warned that in the last days people would steer away from the truth and give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils and that is so because a lot of the new age philosophy is being introduced through so called leaders. The question, what is truth ? Someone may say I can tell what is true and what is not. There is one sure thing and this I know, and have proven, I have seen and heard a lot of things in the past fifty years or so, but there is one thing I do know and am sure, that when it comes to spiritual things, the Holy Spirit will bear witness to the truth because He can’t bare witness to nothing else only the truth.

Friend, don’t be fooled, there is truth and there is error and sometimes things look so real but don’t I say, be fooled.

The truth will not bring you in bondage, the truth will set you free.

Spiritual truths can only be tested on the basis of the word.