A Biblical Theology of Truth and what it means for Christmas.

Truth is Coming

This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. [1 Timothy 2:3-7]

Here Paul is talking about the truth as a couple of different things but they all revolve around Jesus, his person and his work. The “knowledge of the truth” seems to be related to the Gospel. Specifically speaking about Jesus’ death on the cross for us and his resurrection. If we zoom out a little though I would like to expand this so we get a full sense of what that really means. It also entails Jesus’ forever existence, his incarnation and birth, his perfect life, his perfectly atoning death, his resurrection, his return to his father, and the promise of his coming again.

That is a lot to take in and yet it is a package deal. This package of beliefs is exactly what Paul is talking about at the end of the verse. He is reminding us of his task to reach non-Jews with that Good News and everything that comes along with it.

We have to love the fact too that Paul makes sure to let us know that he is a truth-teller in this situation. He is making sure we know he is speaking God’s truth and that there is an urgency to share it.

We anticipate Christmas morning to fully celebrate Jesus’ birth and our redemption. Do you anticipate Jesus coming again? You should, even more than you anticipate Christmas.