Objective Truth

Why Love and Truth Cannot Be Separated

In a world where people say “live your truth” or “find your own truth,” we’re left with a million shifting opinions but no foundation. But here’s the reality: truth is not up for debate. It is not subjective, personal, or fluid. Truth is objective—and as Bible-believing Christians, we hold that Bible-based Christianity is not just a truth, but THE truth.

What Is Objective Truth?

Objective truth is truth that stands independent of feelings, culture, or personal opinion. By definition, it is:

Truth that exists regardless of whether people believe it or not.

Some everyday examples:

• Gravity works whether or not we acknowledge it.

• Two plus two equals four even if someone insists otherwise.

• And most importantly, God’s Word is true whether the world accepts it or not.

Why Christianity Is the Correct Truth

1. Jesus’ Exclusive Claim:

   
   

   Jesus didn’t leave us the option of seeing Him as one way among many. In John 14:6 He said:

   
   

   “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

   
   

   That is either absolutely true or absolutely false. If it’s true, then Christ is the only way to God.

   
   

2. Historical Reliability of Scripture:

   
   

   The Bible is the most historically attested ancient document in existence. With thousands of manuscripts—far more than any other ancient text—we can be confident that what we hold today is what was originally written. Archeology has consistently confirmed its accuracy.

   
   

3. Fulfilled Prophecy:

   
   

   The Old Testament contains hundreds of prophecies—many written centuries before Christ—that were fulfilled in His life, death, and resurrection (Isaiah 53, Micah 5:2, Psalm 22, and more). No other religion can point to prophetic accuracy on this scale.

   
   

4. The Resurrection of Jesus:

   
   

   Christianity hinges on the resurrection. The evidence is powerful: the empty tomb, the radical transformation of fearful disciples into bold witnesses, and the explosive growth of the early church. As Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:17:

   
   

   “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.”

   
   

5. Transforming Power:

   
   

   For over 2,000 years, the gospel has radically changed lives. Addicts set free, broken marriages healed, persecutors turned into preachers (like Paul himself). This is not the work of human philosophy, but the living Christ.

For these reasons—and many more—Bible-based Christianity is not one option among many. It is the only objective truth revealed by God Himself.

Jesus declared in John 17:17:

“Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.”

Scripture isn’t one version of truth among many—it is the unchanging standard of truth by which all else is measured.

Why We Need Objective Truth

If we let go of objective truth, everything collapses into chaos:

• Morality becomes relative. Right and wrong shift with each culture or individual.

• Justice becomes impossible. If truth changes, how can we consistently call something evil or unjust?

• Love becomes shallow sentiment. Without truth, “love” loses depth and direction.

Christian philosopher Francis Schaeffer once said:

“Biblical Christianity is Truth concerning total reality—and the intellectual holding of that total Truth and then living in the light of that Truth.”

Without God’s truth, we’re left with shifting opinions, not convictions; preferences, not principles.

The world often pits love and truth against each other. Some say, “To be loving, you can’t be too firm about truth.” Others wield truth harshly, without compassion.

But the Bible shows us that love and truth are not enemies—they are inseparable.

1 Corinthians 13:6 says:

“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.”

This tells us something powerful: real love abides in truth.

• Love without truth deceives. It pats people on the back while they walk toward destruction.

• Truth without love crushes. It beats people down without caring for their soul.

• But love with truth saves. It reflects Christ—full of grace and truth (John 1:14).

To love someone is to desire their eternal good. That means pointing them toward God’s truth—even when it’s uncomfortable, unpopular, or countercultural.

If we compromise truth for comfort, we risk leaving people in spiritual darkness. If we speak truth without love, we risk hardening their hearts. But when we hold to both, we show the world the heart of Christ.

• Truth without love can crush.

• Love without truth can deceive.

• Truth and love together can save.

Paul reminds us in Ephesians 4:15 to “speak the truth in love.” That balance is what our world desperately needs today.

Objective truth exists. It is not found in shifting culture or personal feelings, but in the eternal Word of God. And because His Word is truth, we can love others faithfully—not with shallow flattery, but with love that rejoices in the truth and points them to Christ.

At the end of the day, love and truth are eternal companions. When we walk in both, we reflect the heart of our Savior.