Can We Really Know The Truth?

Can We Really Know?

“Is it really possible for a person to KNOW the truth?”

There are so many opinions about what the Bible teaches.

“Is truth even attainable in the religious realm?”

These are common questions today.

Consider a few observations from Scripture:

1. How can a person be expected to OBEY (Hebrews 5:8-9) Christ if he is incapable of knowing what constitutes obedience to Christ?

2. How can a person be expected to ABIDE IN (John 8:31) the word of Christ if he is unable to learn and know Christ’s teaching?

3. How can a person be expected to PROVE (1 Thessalonians 5:21; cf. 1 John 4:1) what the Bible says if the truth cannot be distinguished from error?

4. How can a person be expected to CONTEND (Jude 3) earnestly for the truth if the truth is unattainable?

5. How can a person be expected to BEWARE (Matthew 7:15; cf. 2 John 7) of false teachers if there is no discernible way of telling whether or not they are teaching error?

6. How can a person be expected to SPEAK (Ephesians 4:15) the truth in love if he is unable to differentiate between truth and error?

7. How can we UNDERSTAND the will of the Lord ( Ephesians 5:17) if it is unattainable?

Yes, we can know the truth.

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32; 2 Timothy 3:13-17).