God is Truth

Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part You shall make me to know wisdom. (Psa 51:6)

There are those in the world today that ignorantly espouse that "God is love" at the expense of God's truth. That God is love is a truth confirmed by His Word (1 John 4:8-16). But God is also holy and righteous. "Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth." (Psa 119:142) Christ is the Lord of the living and the dead (Rom 14:9), having the keys of death and hell (Rev 1:18). It is God Who has the power to destroy both body and soul in hell (Mat 10:28). This is not a God of love only, but a God of absolute righteousness, power, and justice. He is a jealous God, a "consuming fire" (Deu 4:24, 9:3, Heb 12:29).

Today, all manner of transgression against God's precepts is supportable if but "love" may be applied to the matter. "God is love" implies unending tolerance and forgiveness. Indeed, Jehovah is long-suffering to us-ward (Exo 34:6, Num 14:18, Psa 86:15, Rom 2:4, Rom 9:22,1 Pet 3:20, 2 Pet 3:9, 2 Pet 3:15), but God's love cannot be used to deny His truth, righteousness, or character. His Word, after all, is truth, not love (John 17:17).

Although love covers a multitude of sins (1 Pet 4:8), love itself is not the means by which a sinner is saved. The blood of Christ crucified provides the means of reconciliation between God and man (Rom 3:25). Christ's sacrifice is evidence of His love for His people. Some might give their life for a good man, "but God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom 5:8) "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)

Without the whole truth of God, His love could have no purpose, meaning, or application. Without Christ, man is incapable of benefiting from God's love. It is His Son that covers all of the sins of HIs people! Reader, you cannot continue in opposition to God's Word by appealing to His love alone. If you do, the unbearable weight of His truth, righteousness and justice will fall upon you in the day of judgement. It is a fearful thing to fall into His hands. (Heb 10:31) Vengeance is mine, says the Lord, I will repay. (Rom 12:19)

God is love. The great passage of Scripture from which this truth is so frequently abused is 1st John, chapter four. The writer explains that we know we are "born of God" if we ("the brethren") love one another, for "love", it says, "is of God". Love that is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost (Rom 5:5) is an evidence and not the means of our salvation. "Every one that is of the truth heareth My voice." (John 18:37)

But Pilate says, "What is truth?" Thy Word is Truth. (John 17:17).

"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. " (John 8:31-32)