Truth Compendium

Verifying the Truth     We innately want to know what is true. When we shop, we want to know and verify if the claims made for a product are true. When we listen to politicians we want to know and verify if their claims are true. The same should be true of religions, or religious beliefs: we want to know and verify if what the leader of any given group is saying is true. Or, we ought to want to know. Not everyone wants to know the truth about certain things.      But if we do want to know the truth, particularly about Jesus, how we go through the process of verifying what can be believed is similar to what the apostle John presents in his compendium of Jesus’ life. John gives us his personal testimony, telling how living with Jesus, both seeing him and hearing his words, impacted his life, 1 John 1:1-3. He also uses the testimonies of others, including Jesus himself, the word of God, and the works of Jesus.  In everyday situations, regardi...