“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures” (James 1:18). Christians are the first fruits of God. This means that we are special in His sight. The verse above states that we become special through the “word of truth.” God’s Word is never false. It will never lead a person the wrong way.
Proverbs 30:5 states that the Word of God is pure. It is not anything but the Truth. It is not a mixture of some good thoughts and some bad thoughts. It is not a mixture of truth and some things that might be good or bad. It is completely good.
In the Old Testament, this Word of truth is called the Word of the Lord numerous times. Almost everyone agrees that the Word of the Lord demanded obedience. There are many examples of people being punished by God for not following His laws.
Yet, there are many people today who say that the Word of God does not need to be followed. They will say that the Word of God in the New Testament is too hard to understand. Some will say it is in God talk and cannot be understood. They will say that God does not expect us to understand it. These same people say there are no commandments that must be followed today. They will say that if a person has good intentions, then God will accept that person.
However, the verse with which this lesson began is quite clear that there is a “word of truth.” If there is truth, then it must be understandable, because the same verse says it is through this truth that we become God’s first fruits.
Study the Bible. Learn and obey it. Tell others about the Word of truth. If any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
