Introduction. Although Pilate did not trust Jesus enough to wait for Him to answer this question, Jesus did know the answer, and multitudes have accepted and based their entire life upon it. Before discussing His answer, it is important to look at the answer given by the world. Dictionaries define truth as: “the body of real things, real events, and facts,” “the state of being the case, true, genuine, actual, or factual”. Negatively truth is not false, dishonest, fiction, or a lie. The easiest way to explain and understand truth is in application and outcome. In physics, truth allows an airplane to fly, or a satellite to orbit the earth and function exactly as designed. If they don’t work, there is something false and in error. In retirement accounts, truth allows the investor to retire comfortably. If there is no money, it is evident to all that someone violated truth. In medicine, truth leads to the right diagnosis and a good outcome. Thus the true sign of truth is success!
The principle of truth in function not only works on a small scale, but also universally. Things man can neither control or fix also work on the basis of truth. The entire universe has functioned perfectly based on truth. The earth is in its orbit, along with the sun and moon perfectly placed bring light and heat, day and night, seasons and years. They never vary because they were designed to work based on truths that always succeed. God placed truth in His creation to reveal the same signs of mind and art that we have. Just as a car, computer, camera, or phone has many systems that must interact perfectly to function, so also does the universe. Just as the slightest divergence from the truth will cause what we create to fail, so also does the entire material creation. They both require careful planning and execution based on the truths of physics, chemistry and energy.
The principle of truth in function not only works on a small scale, but also universally. Things man can neither control or fix also work on the basis of truth. The entire universe has functioned perfectly based on truth. The earth is in its orbit, along with the sun and moon perfectly placed bring light and heat, day and night, seasons and years. They never vary because they were designed to work based on truths that always succeed. God placed truth in His creation to reveal the same signs of mind and art that we have. Just as a car, computer, camera, or phone has many systems that must interact perfectly to function, so also does the universe. Just as the slightest divergence from the truth will cause what we create to fail, so also does the entire material creation. They both require careful planning and execution based on the truths of physics, chemistry and energy.