Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible."  "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published  in December 2022.

Thanks for joining our study about truth in the New Testament Gospels. If you missed last week’s Part One/Old Testament discussion, please read it now since it is the foundation of what appears below. While the rest of us patiently and lovingly wait, listen to “Love You With the Truth” by Casting Crowns. (To wake you up, my first musical inclination was to link “Communication Breakdown,” but I resisted the urge.)

Last week, I wrote that truth is “always a relevant and essential theological topic.” And continued with what I believe is the curse of our times:

“The unfortunate truth is that these days, ‘truth’ is relative and can be whatever someone thinks or wants it to be to justify whatever needs justification. After all, prevalent in modern thought is ‘Who are YOU to judge?’ Long gone are moral guideposts and societal shame facilitated by the decline of biblical literacy, the weakening of Judeo-Christian tradition, and cultural change.”

Such is what believers in Christ are up against, orchestrated by the evil one. Ultimately, truth will prevail and be revealed through our continually growing and loving relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. That truth, by which we must live, means abiding by the Word of God, as reflected in His teachings.

The gospel passage below best encapsulates the truth operationalized in a minute-by-minute guide stating “how to” live our lives. This passage does not mention “truth” per se, but what........

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