# What Is Bible Truth?

> John 18:38 records Pilate's question to Christ: What is truth? This study answers it from Scripture — truth is of God and Christ is its visible manifestation, and Bible truth must be known, must transform us, and must be rightly divided, for it is the truth that sets us free from the bondage of sin.

- Source: https://timeisathandlive.org/blog/what-is-bible-truth/
- Site: Time Is At Hand Evangelistic Ministries (https://timeisathandlive.org)
- Key scripture: John 18:38
- Topics: Bible study, faith, present truth
- Licence: free to read, quote and share, with attribution.

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> **John 18:38** — Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said
> this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no
> fault at all.

When Christ told Pontius Pilate that He should bear witness unto the truth —
every one that is of the truth heareth my voice —

> **John 18:37** — Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus
> answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this
> cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every
> one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?

## Like Pilate, many are asking the same question today

Like Pilate, many people are asking the same question in these last days.

Some have a strange and broken relationship with truth; therefore, there are
many plausible opinions concerning truth.

There are those who appear desirous of knowing Bible Truth but, like Pontius
Pilate, are not willing to accept it as it is in Christ.

There are others who struggle on their own to define Truth without the help of
the Holy Spirit.

## Truth is of God, and Christ is truth made visible

According to the dictionary, Truth is in accordance with fact or reality — it's
the opposite of lie. In John 14:6 (KJV), Christ saith unto him [Thomas]:

> **John 14:6** — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
> no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Truth is of God — it's the opposite of lies and deception, and Christ is the
visible manifestation, or the epitome, of Truth.

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    <strong>Not one way among many</strong>
    Christ did not say He knew the way or taught the truth. He said He is
    the way and the truth — which is why Pilate's question had its answer
    standing in front of him.
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## Truth must be studied, and rightly divided

Bible Truth must be carefully studied and applied according to time and place.
2 Timothy 2:15 says:

> **2 Timothy 2:15** — Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that
> needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

## Known, shining through us, and imparted as it is in Christ

Firstly, we must have a knowledge of the Truth that is manifested through
Christ.

> **John 8:32** — And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
> free.

A true knowledge of Bible Truth and compliance with it is the only way to
liberate oneself from mental and spiritual slavery.

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    <strong>Knowing comes first</strong>
    Christ spoke these words to those who believed on Him, and set a condition
    in the verse before: if ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples
    indeed.
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Secondly, the truth must illuminate and transform us into the image of Christ.
Psalm 119:130 tells us that "The entrance of His words giveth light and
understanding to the simple" — "The truth of God's Word giveth light."

> **Psalm 119:130** — The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth
> understanding unto the simple.

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    <strong>Light for the simple</strong>
    The psalm does not promise understanding to the clever. It promises it to
    the simple — to anyone who lets the word in.
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Finally, the Truth must be rightly divided and imparted as it is in Christ,
because through the truth souls are sanctified and made ready to enter the
everlasting kingdom of God.

## Set free from the bondage of sin

A better knowledge of the Bible Truth and its history is necessary in these
last days.

The Truth of the Bible can set us free from the bondage of sin, which is
burdensome and most grievous. The freedom from sin and guilt is the greatest
liberty, and we must know Bible Truth in order for us to be made free by
following it.

Maranatha.

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On how the word of truth can be twisted, and how to tell the difference,
[Can Your Bible Deceive You?](/blog/can-your-bible-deceive-you) opens with
Matthew 24:24 — false Christs and false prophets who, if it were possible,
would deceive the very elect — and its
[second](/blog/can-your-bible-deceive-you-part-two) and
[third parts](/blog/can-your-bible-deceive-you-part-three) set the King James
text beside the modern versions.

If this study has raised something you would like to talk through, the team
reads every message: [ask a Bible question](/contact/bible-questions), or
[send a prayer request](/contact/prayer-requests).

On knowing Christ, who is the truth,
[Getting to Know Jesus](/studies/getting-to-know-jesus) sets out why knowing
Him, and not only knowing about Him, is eternal life itself.