We live in time when there is great confusion over truth. The very idea that there is truth is called into question. We are told that there is no absolutes and that truth is relative. According to George Barna, a Christian researcher, many Christian young people are accepting relativism. But relativism leads to nihilism and despair. What hope is there if there really isn't truth? But is there absolute truth and can be know it? The Biblical answer is yes.
The ancient Greek philosophers had a term that they used for the absolute and ultimate truth. They used the term Logos, which we translate into English as Word. Notice how the Apostle John uses this term:
John 1:1,14
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus is the Ultimate Truth. Yes, we can know the Truth because the Ultimate Truth entered into our reality. As we think about Christmas, let rejoice in the fact that we can know the Ultimate Truth. The Ultimate Truth is the One who said, "I am the Truth."
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