Seeking the Truth

As Christians, we should be in a constant search for truth. I believe that there is absolute truth. I’m not sure whether we always know what the truth is on every issue of life, but we must continue to seek it.
A friend of mine once told me that Reno, Nevada was farther west than Los Angeles, California. I thought, “That couldn’t be true”. I have been to Reno; and I have been to Los Angeles. In fact, I drove through Reno on my way to Los Angeles. After leaving Reno I had to drive about 200 miles farther west to reach the Pacific Ocean. I then turned south and drove down the coastline to Los Angeles. However, if you look at a globe, the great circle longitude line which goes through Reno, Nevada is over the ocean when it gets down to Los Angeles, California. I was wrong.
Jesus, in response to Pilate said, “Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice." Pilate then asked Him the oft-quoted question, “What is truth”. Christ had answered this question earlier in a prayer to His Father (in John 17:17) when he said, “Thy Word is Truth”.
For all of my personal knowledge, and all of my self-confidence, my geography was incorrect. But I could simply go to an accurate source and find the truth. The same is true in religion. We may say to ourselves, “I have believed that way all of my life”; or, “everyone in my family believes that way”, or, “the preacher has taught that many times in his lessons.” That may be, but we still could be wrong. What does the Bible say about the issue?
Paul lived “in all good conscience” that he was doing right. Even to the point of persecuting Christians. He was enthusiastic and convinced that he had the truth. Yet he later found that he too was wrong. Let’s all use Paul as our example, seek out the truth from God’s word, and when we find it pray for the courage to admit our errors and change our behaviors.
Remember John 8:32: “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”.