Yes, the perfect definition of truth is Jesus Christ.
Les Feldick teaches that the word 'truth' in the New Testament can often be understood as referring to Jesus Christ Himself, based on Jesus' own words in John 14:6, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life.' He encourages readers to test this by substituting the name of Jesus Christ wherever 'truth' appears, showing that this interpretation reveals the intended meaning.
John 14:6 — Jesus explicitly declares Himself to be the truth, which is the basis for Les's definition.
In John 14:6, Jesus states, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.' This is the foundational verse that identifies Jesus as the embodiment of truth. Throughout the New Testament, the term 'truth' is often associated with the gospel and the revelation of God through Christ. For example, in Ephesians 1:13, Paul refers to 'the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation,' which points to the message of Christ.
Les Feldick teaches that the perfect definition of truth is Jesus Christ. He bases this on Jesus' own declaration in John 14:6 and demonstrates that in many New Testament passages, the word 'truth' can be understood as a reference to Christ. He encourages believers to substitute the name 'Jesus Christ' for the word 'truth' to see the clarity it brings, as he explains in his teaching on Romans 1:18-21. This approach reveals that when people reject truth, they are rejecting Christ Himself.
Les Feldick points to Jesus' statement in John 14:6 as the key. He says, 'I am the truth, the way and the life,' and then advises that whenever you see the word 'truth' in the New Testament, you can almost always insert 'Jesus Christ' and get the correct meaning. He applies this to Romans 1 where it says they hold the truth in unrighteousness, explaining that it means they reject Jesus Christ.
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For I neither received a man, neither was I taught it." But where did he get it? By the revelation of Jesus Christ. And then you come on down to verse 016, "...to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the..." What people? "...the heathen," the Gentiles, see? "...and immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood, neither did I go up to Jerusalem to them who were apostles before me.
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Love one another, for he who loveth another hath, hath stents what? Fulfilled the law. Now, we better define. If I had the board empty, I think I'd put it on the board. My definition of the love that Paul is talking about, he's not talking about erotic love. He's not talking about Hollywood's idea of love. Paul here is talking about a love that seeks the other person's highest good.
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Now we're getting closer to the verses that I want to hone in on, and that is verse 12 and to the end of verse 14, that we should be to the praise of His glory, we who first, what's the next word, trusted. Now, how much work is involved in trusting? None. See, trusting is the same word as what? Believing, and believing and faith. So you've got trust, believe, and faith.
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The book says so. It's what God's Word says. And when you take God at His Word, what is that? Faith. Now I've got my board. Now I've got room enough. I'm going to put that definition on the board because I know for those that I have taught in years past, they all know this forwards and backwards, that faith is taking God at His Word. Taking God at His Word.
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He was not watering down his message with something that would tickle people's ears. He was not giving them a message that would just make people feel good. That would have been an adulteration. That would have been a corruption, see? Then the other part of the Greek word of corrupt in verse 17 was like a street salesman, a hawker who is out simply hawking his goods, but those kind of fellas are u…
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Now, you know, truth is an elusive thing, isn't it? A lot of our universities used to put across their main gate, you know, seeking after truth in one way or another. But truth can be so elusive many times. And yet, if we just get in and search the Scriptures, the truth comes out. My, I've been thrilled. Yesterday morning I had three phone calls in a row.
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And again, I think this is a verse that we have to classify as one of the absolutes, one of the absolutes of this book and of the God who we've just been talking about. Now we know we're living in a culture where people don't want absolutes. They want all restraint removed. But listen, there are absolutes, and a sovereign God is the one who has declared them. All right.
Truth Equals Jesus Christ
Les explicitly teaches that the word 'truth' in the New Testament can be substituted with 'Jesus Christ', based on John 14:6, and demonstrates this in Romans 1, indicating that rejecting truth is rejecting Christ.
John 14:6: Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
This verse is the direct basis for defining truth as Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:18: For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Les applies his definition to this verse, showing that 'truth' refers to Christ, whom the ungodly suppress.
Yes, he does. He bases this on John 14:6 and teaches that in many New Testament passages, the word 'truth' can be understood as referring to Jesus Christ.
Les recommends substituting the name 'Jesus Christ' for the word 'truth' when reading the New Testament, as this helps clarify the meaning and points to Christ as the embodiment of truth.
Watch the Teaching: What Is Truth? Jesus Christ Explained Verse by Verse