Truth is so important, because Truth is what sets us free. In John 8:31-32, Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” Whether you and I know the truth matters, then, because TRUTH is what makes us free.
Free from what? Free from the lies of this life that enslave and destroy us. Truth sets us free from the things people say that simply aren’t true. When we know the truth, we are able to spot the lies. Then lies don’t have the power to hurt or to lead us astray. Much of popular religion today tells people what they want to hear rather than what they need to hear; I fear that many people are sold not on the truth but on false hopes and the teachings of men.
Jesus said in Matthew 15:13, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.” The religions of people, because they conflict with the teachings of Jesus, will not stand the test of time and are simply worthless. When people push their own ideas and seek to hush Jesus up and refuse to hear Him, they are planting something that will be uprooted. By forgetting God people destroy their own lives and the lives of their loved ones. Selfishness and foolishness can never grant us spiritual freedom. Freedom never comes from falsehood or deception; freedom comes from the truth—the truth found in the words of Jesus. That’s what makes the truth of God’s Word so valuable to our lives. Nothing else will replace it.
