Parakalein

Jesus is the truth means that he lives and loves in truth.  Honesty and integrity are behind Jesus call to an intimate relationship with all God's creation.  Jesus always spoke truth.  Jesus' truth had no conditions to it.  He did not speak one thing to one person and something different to another person.  He did not speak one truth in one setting or circumstance and change it in another. setting.  Jesus spoke truth regardless of anything.  He spoke truth in regard to everything.  He spoke truth regardless of the context or the cost of that truth.  Jesus died or was killed because he would not deny what he knew to be truth, nor would he embrace a truth that he knew to be a lie.  Jesus was full of integrity and offered the intimacy of a God of love and peace for he taught and lived that love and peace were the only things that reflected the perfect presence of God.

Truth is not about doctrine or dogma as much as it is about divine honesty and integrity.  As a marriage and family counselor I often say to couples, "if you do not have the capacity and capability of being honest and receiving honesty, I do not know what you have but you do not have a marriage".  Without honesty there is honesty no relationship.  Honest to God.  The most honest and honoring thing any of us can do is be honest without fear of punishment and without desiring approval or reward.

Honor and honesty are at the root of the image of God in us.  Jesus is the honest truth with grace always and forever.  That as the disciple declares in John 1:14 is the Glory of God, beheld in him.

Live the truth of honor, humility and honesty and watch your life and relationships transform and become transforming.