Searching for Truth

Inspired by the song I Believe the Book by Legacy Five

We live in a world of ideas… truth has become ever-changing from person to person, even

from day to day. Your truth may not be my truth, and we are to just accept that. Your

culture, life experiences, and what side of the bed you woke up on causes your ‘truth’ to be

different than mine.

 There is no right and wrong anymore. Or, I might even go so far as to say, wrong has become right while right is now wrong. Don’t you dare claim that truth is absolute, right is right, wrong is wrong, and biology is biology, unless you want to earn yourself numerous labels such as bigot, homophobe, racist, or sexist. You may even find your free speech being canceled on any social media, podcast, or news platform you utilize. So how do we decipher what’s truth?

I've heard theologies, and I've heard philosophies

People have opinions and their own point of view

I've heard preachers preach

And I've heard teachers teach

But it all comes down to the simple gospel truth

What is this simple gospel truth? Where do we find it? How do we know it’s not like every other ‘truth’ that’s being touted nowadays?

I believe the book, every story that I've heard

Every line and every word in those sacred pages

I believe it's true, written down for me and you

And it's stood the test of time through the endless ages

And because of all it has done in me

I believe the book

The ideas found in this book, have been around for thousands of years. It’s Author gave us the answers to what is right, what is wrong, how biology works, and what truth really is. It is only in the last few decades that society has begun to redefine the many absolutes that have been passed down through the ages.

The skeptic only finds ancient words from ancient times

They're quick to tell you it's all out-of-date

But I see a timeless truth

And my life is living proof of His power to save

And I'm not ashamed to say

This book will change you, providing you with rescue from darkness, a map to life’s journey, comfort in your suffering, and absolute truth that you can bet your life on.

I believe the book, every story that I've heard

Every line and every word in those sacred pages

I believe it's true, written down for me and you

And it's stood the test of time through the endless ages

And because of all it has done in me

I believe the book

It's so easy to blow off certain sections in this book…genealogies, Old Testament Laws, stories we’ve heard time and time again, unnerving or confusing foretellings of end times. But none of that was put in just to fill space or add word count. It’s all in there for a reason. There’s something to learn from every chapter if we would only look for it.

From Genesis to Revelation

From Beginning to the End

From the Dawning of Creation

To the Final "Amen"

Folks, it’s all written down for us, sitting on our nightstands and bookshelves…if only we would actually open it up and discover the real truth. We so easily blow off this book’s teachings as irrelevant to the issue of today’s culture, when in fact, many parts are all the more relevant now than they were back in the early days. The book begins to collect dust, and we wonder why our world is falling to pieces.

I believe the book, every story that I've heard

Every line and every word in those sacred pages

I believe it's true, written down for me and you

And it's stood the test of time through the endless ages

And because of all it has done in me

I believe the book

So when you are feeling lost, confused, overwhelmed or discouraged by overabundance of opinions and ‘truths’ being propagated all over the place, remember there is a place to find answers. Your Bible is waiting. Rifle through its pages, search for understanding, and believe what it reveals.

I believe the book

I believe the book

***Disclaimer: I own no rights to this song. These are only my thoughts on the piece. All lyrics were found on www.musixmatch.com