Can you handle the Truth?

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Originally posted by Strangelove
That's not an answer to my question. You answered some question in an alternate dimension where I asked whether there are degrees of obedience to God's word (assuming that the word of God is true). But it's most definitely not the question I asked.

My question is a direct response to the title of your thread, Can you Handle the Truth? My question is, how do you know it's the truth? How can you be so sure?

Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
This might seem like an illustration from left field but...here it goes. In the movie The Return of the Jedi (I think this is the correct Star Wars sequel) Yoda tells Luke Skywalker that there is no try, there is only do. If you truly desire to know whether the Bible is true, then do what it says (notice, I did not say try--I said do, what the Bible says). If the Bible is not true then nothing that it says will work. For example, if you sincerely admit to Jesus Christ that you are a sinner, that you have sinned, that you are lost without Him, then sincerely confess that He is Lord and that you believe that God raised Him from the dead (in essence asking Jesus Christ to save you from your sins), you will be saved. If you do all of this and do not have a realization of the fact that you are saved then the Bible is not true. But you must be sincere for it to work.

The above post is a way for you (or anyone else who sincerely desires to know the Truth) to test the Bible personally. It is a practical, hands-on-approach response to your philosophical question. How do you know that you are your parents child? Well, there are a number of ways that you can attempt to verify this. The primary way for you to determine whether you are truly your parents offspring is through a DNA test/analysis. This is a scientific approach to assuaging any doubts that you may have about your lineage. Similary, I have suggested a way for you to know for yourself if the Bible is true or not. Do what it says (the only stipulation is that you must be truly sincere) and see whether it bears itself out.

1 John 5:14
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we [B]know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. [/B]

You can know that the Bible is true if you (sincerely) ask Jesus Christ to reveal its Truth to you.

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

So many people are in this situation. They are constantly learning all types of information, and accumulating degree after degree, but they have never come to a knowledge of what truly matters. The knowledge of salvation through Jesus Christ (and through Him alone) is the most important knowledge that we will ever learn. A person can get a degree (or not get one) and gain the whole world (materially, socially, financially, etc.) but lose his/her soul in Hell for eternity. This begs the question: was it truly wise to do this? Was it truly worth it? The answer is emphatically no.

1 Timothy 2:3-4
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

God truly desires for all people to be saved AND to come to a knowledge of the Truth. So, the Truth relative to the Bible is knowable and it is God's will for you to know it Strangelove (or anyone else reading this post).

Not really. You haven't answered why you think the Bible or anything do with Christianity is actually the Truth. What denomination of Christianity are you?

You say to "ask Jesus Christ to reveal the truth." How can you be sure Jesus is the truth? You make many more references to the Bible and God, but I reiterate, you have no proof that it is the truth, so what gives you the conviction that all you say is the truth?

Disclaimer: There is absolutely nothing wrong with attaining degree after degree or being wealthy (financially, materially, etc.) or socially popular etc. The problem arises when we do the aforementioned to the neglect of the most pressing and important: being saved/born again. The Scriptural principle is for us (all) to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all of the these things that we need/desire will be added (not subtracted) to us.

Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

The moral of the story is: get saved first (get this area of your life settled) then go out and achieve your dreams. God will help bring you into His plan for your life (which will be greater than anything that you could have ever imagined). You think that you know what makes you fulfilled (not just happy but fulfilled, there is a difference). Your joy will be full when you are doing what the Lord God has destined for you to do. There is nothing like being in the center of God's perfect will for your life.

Umm....JIA you are not answering his question.....

Hell, I wouldn't answer you either 😛

Originally posted by Strangelove
Not really. You haven't answered why you think the Bible or anything do with Christianity is actually the Truth. What denomination of Christianity are you?

You say to "ask Jesus Christ to reveal the truth." How can you be sure Jesus is the truth? You make many more references to the Bible and God, but I reiterate, you have no proof that it is the truth, so what gives you the conviction that all you say is the truth?

Well, like Luke Skywalker in "Return of the Jedi," I did what the Bible said do. Jesus put it this way:

John 7:17
If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.

Question: do you will to do His will? In other words, do you desire to do what God says? Because you will never know whether the Bible is true or not unless you sincerely will (i.e. consciously desire) to do what God says. God says to humble yourself as a little child, and repent (i.e. change your ways) and admit that you have failed to do His will. Confess that you are what He says that you are: a sinner in need of the Savior. Believe on (i.e. trust in, exercise faith in, put your confidence in) Jesus Christ, confess Him as Lord, and believe that God has raised Him from the dead, and you will (not maybe, but will) be saved.

John 8:31-32
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.”

Strangelove, if you truly desire to know whether the Bible is true then simply abide in it. In other words, read it and ask Jesus Christ to open your understanding so that you can comprehend the Scriptures. Start with the Gospel According to John. This Book emphasizes the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you abide in the Word of Jesus (i.e. the Bible) you will know the Truth. You will discover that Truth is a Person: Jesus Christ.

John 18:38
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.

Like you Strangelove, Pilate wanted to know what Truth was. Upon asking Jesus (who, by the way is Truth personified) he (i.e. Pilate) came to the realization that Truth was knowable, and that it was a Person. Pilate confessed that he found no fault in Jesus--at all.

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.

Truth is a Person. So it follows that if you know the Person (Jesus Christ) that you will know Truth. Isn't this what you seek Strangelove? Once you know Jesus you will be able to know the Truth relative to the Bible, and you will be able to say as the Apostle John said:

1 John 3:19
And by this we know that we are of the Truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

In conclusion, know Jesus, know Truth.

p.s. I am a non-denominational disciple of Jesus the Christ (aka. a Christian).

Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
Well, like Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi" I did what the Bible said do. Jesus put it this way:

😂 Someone please remind me where Luke said that in Jedi.

It was all hypocrisy anyway.

youpiThis thread should be re-titled "Can you handle the opinion?" ✅

Originally posted by AngryManatee
This thread should be re-titled "Can you handle the opinion?"

What makes you say this AngryManatee? Can you handle the truth?

I just wanted to add some levity to this thread.

Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
What makes you say this AngryManatee? Can you handle the truth?

I just wanted to add some levity to this thread.

It's not the truth. It's a belief that you hold to be true, and is thus your opinion. Hence "Can you handle the opinion?"

Originally posted by AngryManatee
It's not the truth. It's a belief that you hold to be true, and is thus your opinion. Hence "Can you handle the opinion?"

Well, what makes you say that it is my belief that I hold to be true as opposed to it being the Truth?

This cup speaks volumes.

Notice how that cartoon is from www.BIZARRO.com

Personally, yes I did. Upon close inspection I was able to discern "BIZZARO.com" written in the bottom right corner. I'm pretty proud of this achievement.

Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
Well, like Luke Skywalker in "Return of the Jedi," I did what the Bible said do. Jesus put it this way:

[B]John 7:17
If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.

Question: do you will to do His will? In other words, do you desire to do what God says? Because you will never know whether the Bible is true or not unless you sincerely will (i.e. consciously desire) to do what God says. God says to humble yourself as a little child, and repent (i.e. change your ways) and admit that you have failed to do His will. Confess that you are what He says that you are: a sinner in need of the Savior. Believe on (i.e. trust in, exercise faith in, put your confidence in) Jesus Christ, confess Him as Lord, and believe that God has raised Him from the dead, and you will (not maybe, but will) be saved.

John 8:31-32
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.”

Strangelove, if you truly desire to know whether the Bible is true then simply abide in it. In other words, read it and ask Jesus Christ to open your understanding so that you can comprehend the Scriptures. Start with the Gospel According to John. This Book emphasizes the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you abide in the Word of Jesus (i.e. the Bible) you will know the Truth. You will discover that Truth is a Person: Jesus Christ.

John 18:38
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.

Like you Strangelove, Pilate wanted to know what Truth was. Upon asking Jesus (who, by the way is Truth personified) he (i.e. Pilate) came to the realization that Truth was knowable, and that it was a Person. Pilate confessed that he found no fault in Jesus--at all.

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.

Truth is a Person. So it follows that if you know the Person (Jesus Christ) that you will know Truth. Isn't this what you seek Strangelove? Once you know Jesus you will be able to know the Truth relative to the Bible, and you will be able to say as the Apostle John said:

1 John 3:19
And by this we know that we are of the Truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

In conclusion, know Jesus, know Truth.

p.s. I am a non-denominational disciple of Jesus the Christ (aka. a Christian). [/B]

You and I believe in different truths. What makes your "truth" more valid than mine?

Originally posted by Strangelove
Again, you refuse to answer my question. You assert that Jesus is the Truth, the Way, and the Life, and anything else, but you have yet to say why you believe that, which was in fact my question.

You and I believe in different truths. What makes your "truth" more valid than mine?

Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
Why do people get offended when you tell them the truth as it pertains to the Bible?

Because you're partial and wrong

Because everything in the scriptures requires interpretation. No one takes everything in the Bible in the exact same literal manner. You pick and choose, deciding how to best interpret and implement what you read based upon your beliefs, prejudices, and cultural context. There is no universal truth, there is only your truth.

WOY

you tell him Storm.