There is a statement often made on talk shows, “speak your truth.” Which is taken to mean speaking what you believe to be true for you, which may not be true for someone else. In other words, “your opinion.” Opinions are often far removed from the truth! It seems to me (opinion) that the internet, talk shows, movies, etc. are often more opinions than actual truth. This causes us to ask, “What is the source of truth?” and “Where can I find it?”
Temporary or Eternal Truth
I may say that today in Louisville, Kentucky, at this moment, it is 31 degrees. That is a true statement but it is temporary, wait a few hours and it will no longer be true. Lots of things in our world are this way.
Eternal truth can only be found in God. He is the truth personified! Jesus claimed to be the truth (John 14:6). He said His disciples were set apart by truth – His Word (John 17:17). The only source of Eternal truth is God and His Word. Because no one else is God. No one else knows everything about everything! Even knowledge revealed by the Spirit of God is partial (1 Cor.12:10, 1 Cor.13:9) a word of knowledge or a word of wisdom.
Opinions, at best, can be partly true with either temporary truth or eternal truth because none of us know everything there is to know about anything!
A Know It All
Have you ever known someone who seemed to think that their opinion, related to whatever the topic of conversation happened to be, was the absolute truth? To them, they freely offer medical advice without any specific training or knowledge, or political opinions because they watch political shows on TV, or Bible knowledge because they recently read three books.
Perhaps we need to be like the Bereans who searched the Scriptures daily to determine if what they were hearing was true! (Acts 17:11)