M.D. Dr. Isley is Associate professor of Medicine and chief of the division of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has served as elder and teacher in his church. A husband and father of three, he enjoys reading, running and gardening.
Truth is one term that has suffered sorely.
I think few people have actually considered the biblical notion of truth. The idea of truth is conveyed primarily in the Old Testament by two words. This word carries underlying sense of certainty, dependability. We find it used in several categories of contexts, all of which relate to God directly or indirectly. First, it is frequently applied to God as a characteristic of his nature.