From Truth, To Trust, To Belief, To Knowing

Pontius Pilate was a prominent person. He had position, possessions, and power. But he also was an intelligent person, and he understood that there was more to life than he had yet found.He knew that there was something missing in his life, and he was seeking for that, when he asked Jesus, "Art thou the king of the Jews?" or in other words, "Are you the Messiah?" Jesus answered, "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth." And then Pilate asked a profound question: "What is truth?" He was so close to that which he was seeking, that he could have reached out and touched it, but he failed to recognize the truth, even when he came face-to-face with it.

In John 14:6, Jesus answers Pilate's question, "What is truth?" with an astounding statement. He says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the father but by me." In those few words, Jesus is saying that he is the way, and the only way, to God the Father; that he is the truth, the only truth; and that he is the life, the only life. He is stating unequivocally that apart from him, there is no way to God, there is no truth, and there is no life. From this statement, we can draw only one of two possible conclusions: either he is all that he says that he is, or he is a deranged liar and a fraud. There is no comfortable, half-way place in between these two extreme possibilities, one of which is completely true, and one of which is completely false. We must choose which is which, and having chosen, then place our trust there.

And so it is that truth leads to trust. We trust that which we judge to be true, and therefore, trust is a simple matter of choice, but woe unto him who does not choose wisely and well. And as we trust in the truth, though it may appear to be unbelievable, and as we begin to live our lives according to it, all our fear and unbelief gradually melt away, setting us free from their bondage, and enabling us to believe that which we have trusted. And as we believe, we will come to know the hidden truths of God for what they are: the absolute truth.

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