What Is Real?

Things are not always as they seem. Our minds can be easily manipulated. We can think one thing is true when, in reality, it's the exact opposite. Knowing what the truth is is incredibly important. Our whole system of laws is based on it.

"Do you promise the tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"

Hmm, I wonder if they still use that last part . . .

You've probably seen the following video. It's a girl with blue hair. Or is it pink? Or purple?

Color-Changing Hair

What is her real hair color? How do you know?

Do you have a favorite newscast you like to watch? Are they factual? How do you know? Do you think ABC News is truthful? NBC? CBS? Fox News? What about the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)?

They recently reported about the declining reindeer herd population in Russia. They said it was due to global warming. That sounds right. We've all heard about global warming, right? So it must be true. Well . . .

The BBC has admitted to making a factual error in their reporting of the story. You can read about it here. It turns out that the majority of reindeer herds in Russia are actually increasing in number. They are either increasing or they are remaining stable. None are decreasing. How could they make such a mistake? That's easy. They have an agenda. They are looking at the world with "global warming" eyes.

Their agenda is more important to them than the facts.

We all have own set of values that we filter our "truth" through. Whether it is actually truthful or not is anybody's guess. So, what is real? What IS the truth?

^"5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

⁶ Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. ⁷ If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” - John 14:5-6

This is an amazing statement by Jesus. In it he says that all other religions are false because HIS way is the only way. He also says He is the truth. God can never lie. That's a sin and God cannot sin. The really amazing part of the scripture we just read is when Jesus said "from now on you do know Him . . . and have seen Him.

Jesus just told His disciples that He, Jesus, is God. Wow. And God doesn't lie. It's against His nature. He is holy.

So, when we go searching for what the truth is, let us begin with God and His Word. It contains all the truth we will ever need.

What Is Truth? - The Passion of The Christ