Society craves truth, and we live with a deep need for it. Truth is the very question the world is trying to answer. We are reminded in Scripture of Pontius Pilate, who, when questioning Jesus, asked plainly: “What is truth?”
The subject of truth is found all throughout Scripture.
- 1 John 4:6 teaches us how to recognize the Spirit of truth.
- Ephesians 6 reminds us to stand firm with the belt of truth around our waist.
- 2 Timothy 2:15 teaches that we must learn to rightly handle the word of truth.
If you take notice, many today say there is no absolute truth. We live in a subjective society where people say:
- “Well, you have your truth, and I have mine.”
- “That’s true for me.”
- “I believe what feels right.”
- “My experience is my reality.”
But what happens when everyone lives by what merely feels true to them? This leads to moral confusion, division, and even anarchy. Truth itself becomes meaningless.
God's Word is The Truth
Family, let me affirm to you that God’s Word is the absolute truth. What does “absolute” mean? It is an unchanging reference point by which everything else is measured.
I trust that God’s Word is true—not because of “blind faith” or personal preference, but because it has survived every test throughout history. From beginning to end, it proves reliable, both historically and archaeologically.
Two respected historians affirm this:
Sir Frederic G. Kenyon, a British scholar and biblical textual critic, argued that the Bible is the most reliable ancient text we possess.
Charles Hodge said: “The Scriptures are of infallible authority in all matters which they touch; they are the standard of truth.”
This is what I hope to walk you through in this message: Why God’s Word is the absolute truth.
Why Do You Believe in the Bible?
If someone asked you, “Why do you believe in the Bible?” how would you respond?
Many of us respond by sharing our personal testimony: “Christ found me, and He changed my life.” That is beautiful and powerful—but on its own, it leaves an intellectual gap wide enough to drive a Mack truck through.
What do I mean? Imagine someone in AA seeking a “higher power.” They see a cocoon burst into a butterfly, and it inspires them to get sober. That experience is meaningful—but if our belief in the Bible rests only on personal experience, how is it more reliable than the butterfly? Sharing your story is valuable, but we must not reduce God’s power and authority to the level of a passing experience.
Our personal stories matter—but let’s go deeper.
Eyewitnesses and Historical Reliability
Too often, Christians avoid tough conversations when critics claim the Bible is fake. But just because someone doesn’t believe in Scripture doesn’t mean we can’t use Scripture to reason and defend our beliefs.
So why do I believe in the Bible?
I believe because it is a reliable collection of historical documents, written by eyewitnesses who lived among other eyewitnesses. It records supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies, and it claims to be divine in origin rather than human.
Why are eyewitnesses important? Even today, eyewitness testimony can close a court case. Firsthand accounts provide credible evidence of what actually happened.
Take Luke, for example. He carefully wrote an “orderly account” in his Gospel. Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, a respected historian who was once a skeptic, concluded after extensive archaeological work that Luke was “a historian of the first rank.”
Luke reports that over 500 eyewitnesses saw the risen Lord Jesus Christ. Imagine a court case where 500 people corroborate the same story. The case would be sealed forever. That’s exactly what we have in Scripture.
Preservation of the Text
Some critics argue, “These are really old documents. How can we trust them?” C. S. Lewis called this kind of thinking “chronological snobbery.”
So where do you draw the line? Three weeks ago? Ten years ago? Two hundred years ago? How old must something be before you dismiss it as unreliable?
Here’s the evidence:
We have over 6,000 Greek New Testament manuscripts confirming the Scriptures.
These manuscripts are over 99.5% accurate, with differences only in word order or structure—none of which change the meaning.
Compare this to other works considered historically reliable and not disputed. In fact, its taught in Universities:
Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars – 10 manuscripts (written 900 years after the original).
Aristotle’s Poetics – 5 manuscripts (written 1,400 years after the original).
Yet no one disputes them. But for the Bible, with 6,000 manuscripts written within decades of the events, skeptics still question it.
The Bible is reliable!
Archaeological Confirmation
Archaeology continues to affirm the truth of Scripture. It has never disproved the Bible.
King David, once thought to be a mythical figure, was confirmed by the discovery of the Tel Dan Stele, which references the “House of David.” The Dead Sea Scrolls confirmed the accuracy of biblical texts preserved over thousands of years. The evidence is overwhelming.
Prophecy and Fulfillment
The Bible is more than history—it contains fulfilled prophecy.
Micah 5:2 foretold Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem.
Isaiah 53 described His suffering and atoning death.
Psalm 22 vividly depicts the crucifixion—centuries before crucifixion even existed.
Jesus Himself fulfilled over 300 prophecies written hundreds of years before His birth. No other book in history comes close.
Final Word
So again, what is truth?
You can trust that God’s Word is the absolute truth. It is a reliable collection of historical documents, written by eyewitnesses, recording supernatural events in fulfillment of prophecy, and claiming divine origin. If anyone dismisses the Bible as myth, you now have tools to show them otherwise. Stand firm. The Lord would not leave us with a Word that anyone could poke holes in.
Share your faith with full confidence, not just from personal experience, but because the Bible is divinely inspired, historically accurate, prophetically fulfilled, and completely reliable.
The Bible is the absolute truth.
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