The word truth takes on various meanings in the Bible:
- Truth is the opposite of lies or what is false (Ephesians 4:25).
- Truth is fidelity to God‘s standard (Jeremiah 7:28).
- The teaching of Jesus is called the truth (Galatians 2:5).
- Jesus called himself the truth (John 14:6).
Key verse about truth: They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are (Matthew 22:16, NIV).
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