The Source of All Truth

Is Jesus of Nazareth the source of all truth?

In the Gospel According to Saint John there is a strong connection between Jesus and Truth. John explains the mission of John the Baptist was to witness that Jesus was “the true Light” (John 1:8-9). Saint John also says “. . . but life and truth came through Jesus Christ” (JST John 1:17). In John 14:6 Jesus declared, “ . . . I am the way, the truth, and the life. . .” It seems that for the seeker of truth, one of the best places to go for truth is to Jesus Christ.

The scriptures also teach that all things were created by Christ (John 1:3). So in a certain sense, all truth was part of the creation and once again there exists an unusually close association between Jesus and truth.

During Pontius Pilot’s questioning of Jesus he was told, “. . . and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Everyone that is of the truth heareth my voice.” (John 18:37-38) Yet, in the very next verse, Pilot muses “What is truth?” Pilot was literally staring in the face the most important source of truth, and listening to the voice of the most honest and trustworthy source imaginable, and missed seeing and hearing what he had.

So, one of the goals of this blog will be to explore how each of us can better see, hear, and understand what God has set in front of us.

We may not fully comprehend because we are seeing through a glass darkly. But we have a Light to help us see better. And, no doubt, the philosophies of men may fill our ears with error from time to time, or may cause us to dismiss or even condemn truth. But if we want to be "of the truth," then we must hear the voice of Jesus, the Word of God, who is of primary importance as a starting point and measuring stick for truth to lead us out of error. (1 Ne 11:25)