“what is truth?”
a sincere question?
or an insolent retort?
from Pontius Pilate
to the freshman at Kansas State University
the words are often repeated
for the sincere questioner
the truth about Truth
may be revealed
dictionary.com (full definition):
TRUTH, n.
1. the true or actual state of a matter:
2. conformity with fact or reality; verity:
3. a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like: mathematical truths.
but perhaps for the sincere questioner
(the one who really wants to know Truth)
this question is the wrong place to begin
ἀλήθεια {aletheia}
literally “not-lie”
truth; fact; knowledge
to ask, “what is truth?”
is to request knowledge
to seek out the facts
not a bad desire
but in order to know Truth
perhaps there is a better question to pose
the one who really wants to know should ask, “Who is Truth?”
for Truth is more than facts and knowledge
he is the foundation, established from the beginning
אֱמֶת {emeth}
truth; firmness; faithfulness
if only Pilate would have known what to ask
he would have found the answer right in front of him
for before him stood Yeshua, the Truth
moments after asking, “what is truth?”
Pilate sent the embodiment of Truth to His death
and the very foundations of the earth were shaken
but Truth was not only established from the beginning
Truth is established forever
and not even death itself could hold Him
Yeshua, the living Truth
rose from the dead
Truth cannot be destroyed
this is the truth that I want the freshman at Kansas State University to know
as well as all other sincere questioners that I may encounter:
Truth stands firm when every other foundation has been shaken