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What is Truth?

John 18:28-40

April 16, 2000

The question is posed

·        Pilate didn’t want an answer he believed that there was no answer to the question of truth.

·        People struggle with the same question today

64% of Americans believe all faiths are the same.

72% of Americans believe “There is no such thing as absolute truth.

72% of Americans believe “There are no absolute standards that apply to everybody.”

53% of “Born again Christians” believe there is no such thing as absolute truth.

The Answer is available  “And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall turn to fables.” (2Tim.4.4)

·        There is truth because there is God

·        We can know the Truth  “You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free” John 8.32)

·        Important distinctions

Truth is realized in the person of Jesus Christ

·        He came to reveal the truth to the world

·        He came to redeem the world from error

·        Because He came you must choose

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you. That I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your children may live.” (Deut.30:19)

Consider this Proof--The combined probability of just 3 particular biblical prophecies being fulfilled by any one man, especially when he had no control over the circumstances, would be 1 in 120,000. It is a staggering thought that God would be so bold as to predict such details concerning the life of one man when there are so many chances in life of something changing or altering the plan. When we consider 11 prophecies about Messiah -

• Born in Bethlehem 1 in 200
• Preceded by a messenger 1 in 20
• Enter Jerusalem on a colt 1 in 50
• Be betrayed by a friend 1 in 10
• Have his hands and feet pierced 1 in 100
• Be wounded and whipped 1 in 25
• Be sold for 30 pieces of silver 1 in 100
• Be spit upon and beaten 1 in 10
• Betrayal money thrown in temple and given for potters field 1 in 200
• Be silent before his accusers 1 in 100
• Be crucified with thieves 1 in 100

There is one chance in 10 billion times a billion that the prophets could have accurately predicted these 11 specifics by chance, or that one man's life could fulfill these detailed prophecies by chance alone. It is obviously impossible. Also, consider that some of these prophecies were given almost 1000 years before Jesus was born. Plus, there are other considerations. That his hands and feet would be pierced was predicted 500 years before the Romans invented crucifixion.

Now, let's push that even farther. There are 333 details in the predictions of scripture concerning the person and career of Messiah. The chances? 1 in 840,000,000,000,000,000 (840 followed by 15 0's).

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