Ask "Is it Truth", Do Not Ask "Does it Work"

"We have sacrificed truth for pragmatism, we don't say 'is it truth, we say does it work'"
"Truth is to your spirit what food is to your body."
"We are more concerned with how we appear to others than the truth of a matter."
Adrian Rogers

Sometimes I am astonished at how lightly believers treat truth, as though it can be whatever they want it to be. They ask question to one another such as, "what does it mean to you?"

We should never be asking anyone what something means to them, rather we ought to be asking "what did God mean by that."

If we are wise and love truth above all else, then we will be saying "is it truth", instead of "does it work."

When we remember that Christ is referred to as "The Truth", then we might think twice about treating truth or Him with such contempt as to place pragmatism above Truth.

John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

Psalm 119:160 The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.

John 17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

Ephesians 1:13-14 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

Psalm 25:5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.

Psalm 43:3 Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!

Psalm 86:11 Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.

John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 8:31-32 … So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”