What is Truth

What is truth, this is a question that Pontious Pilate asked Christ when he was taken to him for examination. I don't believe Pilate wanted to even be bothered with this whole matter of judging Christ. But to playcate the Jewish leaders he questioned Christ. Part of that questioning included this discourse. "You are a king, then!" said Pilate.Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me." "What is truth?" retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, "I find no basis for a charge against him. (John 18:37, 38 NIV)I have always been drawn to this particular scripture. Truth is a very intriguing and wonderful thing. It's a fundamental ingredient in functioning in families. communities and society. It has a very close connection with the law and laws of any country.The first transgression in the Bible is found in Genesis 3. A simple law was broken because of a lie. The serpent was very effective with this deception, but you must understand that one of man's greatest weaknesses was targeted, namely "pride". We see these same elements come to play in the story of Cain and Abel. In this case we see how anger, jealousy, and murder were all fueled by pride. In James chapter 4 verse 6 we have this:But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:"God opposes the proudbut shows favor to the humble." (James 4:6 NIV), When you stop to think about it, one of the foundational roots of sin is pride. Setting that aside for now I'd like to get back to the law sin and truth.The main things that God hates are listed in Proverbs chapter 6.There are six things the Lord hates,seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes,(pride)a lying tongue,hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes,feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out liesand a person who stirs up conflict in the community. (Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV)I'm pretty sure Mr. Obama and or his current regime are guilty of all seven of these!.....To be continued.....