In the last part of 1 Timothy 4:3, the apostle Paul describes Christians as “those who believe and know the truth.” This description ties in with 1 Timothy 2:4 where he says that God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” Then we have 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 where he describes lost people as (first) “those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved” and (second) as those who are “condemned who did not believe the truth.” You see, the common thread that runs through all of these passages is this: salvation = the truth.

Continuing on with this theme, in Galatians 2:5 and 2:14 Paul uses the phrase “the truth of the gospel.” Likewise, in 2 Thessalonians 2:13 he equates salvation to “belief in the truth.” Finally, in 2 Timothy 2:25-26 he says that lost people need repentance, “…so that they may know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.”

Sadly, we have reached a stage of civilization wherein some people are now denying that absolute truth even exists. Such a person will say to the one who tries to proclaim truth, “That’s your truth; it isn’t my truth.” The idea is: What’s true for you doesn’t have to be true for me.

The hypocrisy of those who deny absolute truth staggers the mind! Try convincing these same people that 1 + 1 doesn’t have to equal 2. Can you imagine a student saying to a math teacher, “1 +1 = 2 is your truth; it isn’t my truth.” Or try stepping out of an airplane at 5,000 feet without a parachute and saying, “I don’t believe there is any absolute truth to this whole gravity business.” I guarantee you that as you are plummeting to the ground, you’ll know that your personal opinion of whether or not gravity is true doesn’t amount to a hill of beans.

And here’s the thing: If there must be absolute truth in regards to mathematics and physics, why wouldn’t there be absolute truth in regards to not only the existence of God but also to the plan of salvation that He offers the human race? According to the Bible, that truth is this:

• Jesus was God in human flesh.
• He was born to a virgin.
• He lived a perfectly sinless life upon this earth.
• He died as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the world.
• He arose from the dead in a resurrected/glorified body.
• He ascended back to His rightful place in heaven.
• And He now offers salvation to one and all who place their belief in Him as Savior.

You say, “But I don’t believe that to be the truth.” Well, you have that privilege, but what you don’t have is the privilege of getting the final say as to whether or not your assessment is accurate. Absolute truth doesn’t rise or fall based upon your opinion of it, and as long as you continue to reject Jesus and His offer of salvation, you will continue to blunder around in spiritual darkness, remaining in the vice of the snare of the devil, being held captive by him to do his will. That, whether you agree with it or not, really is the truth, and here’s hoping that you acknowledge it as such.