We do not just say the truth. We have to know the deeper meaning of truth.There exist divine truth and natural truth. Divine truth is synonymous to spiritual truth or the invisible truth, while natural truth is physical truth, tangible truth – a kind of truth that physical people like us can easily comprehend. But our beings as humans have two important elements – the physical and the spiritual or divine.And so with everything that exists in the universe.
(2 Corinthians 4:18) “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
It is clear that there are things which are not seen and there are things which are seen, the visible and the invisible, the spiritual and the material. But outside the Bible which is the source of all truth, how can we prove this glaring truth or this doubted truth among many scientists of today? In a magnet, there are two truths that exist – the material which is the steel itself, and the unseen which is the power of magnet to attract objects or metals. The magnet is a very good example of two existing truths – the magnetism which is unseen and the steel which is seen.
The Bible or God’s word tells us of two distinct truths.
(Romans 1:19-20) “ Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse…”
It is clear that there are invisible things of God. And the invisible things of God are made manifest by the things which He made. How do you prove that the spiritual or the invisible things of God are manifest by the things which He made? The Bible tells us that God can see. In fact, He sees everywhere.
(Proverbs 15:3) “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.”
If you notice, it is not God Himself who is everywhere, but His eyes are everywhere. Meaning, He can see everywhere. The proof that God can see is well ventilated in the Bible.
(Psalms 94:9) “He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?”
The understanding to make an eye that can see comes from someone who can see. The understanding that made an ear that can hear comes from someone who has the capacity to hear. It is very much like a learned technician who has invented the microphone – a device that can hear what we say and transmit it through the speaker. A learned technician can create a camera that can see because he has the understanding of how something can see like his very eyes. These are truths that no one can deny. The spiritual truth that an invisible God can see, is manifest in the eyes he made.
But we must not forget that there are two kinds of truth: the spiritual, or the heavenly, or the divine, and; the physical, the literal and human truth. The Lord Jesus Christ, when He taught His disciples and even those who do not want to believe Him, made use of material truth to make them understand the essence of spiritual truth.
(John 3:12) “If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?”
It is clearly stated in the verse that for us to understand spiritual truth or heavenly
truth, we have to be learned and believing in the material examples or discussions that
the Lord Jesus Christ teaches us. Is there a way that we can separate divine truth from physical and tangible truth? There is a way.
(Hebrews 4:12) “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any
twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
The power of the word of God can separate the soul from the spirit. So, by the word of
God, we can distinguish between physical and spiritual things. And the Bible has this to
say. In Matthew 5:30, the Lord Jesus Christ said –
(Matthew 5:30) “And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is
profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell.”
Of course, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Almighty God, speaks of no
nonsense information. When He said, “And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off,”
(Matthew 5:30) “And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is
profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell.”
We will see that the cutting away of the hand requires your initiative and effort. You will not let anybody cut your own hands. It is through your power that you must cut your hand and throw it away. It is also in your initiative that you have to throw away your right hand. But can this be a physical truth?
Others regard this as physical, so there are countries in the world that execute this thing – the cutting away of the hand of someone who has stolen something or a thief. But, could that be perfectly compatible to the pronouncement of the teacher from heaven? It will not. Not so many human beings will cut their own hands although there are people who are willing to cut another man’s arm or hand. We can presume that not so many people, not so many human beings will voluntarily cut their hands and throw them away. So we have to see from the Bible what that means. Is the cutting away of one’s hand, his own initiative, the cutting away of the literal hand?
(Ephesians 4:28) “Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working
with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.”
Somebody who steals or commits an offense by his hands is admonished by
the Scriptures to stop stealing, “steal no more.” By that, spiritually, he is cutting off his
evil hands and not his literal hands because the verse continues to say, “let him labour,
working with his hands”. Meaning, the hands, the literal hands will remain intact. What is
to be cut off is the stealing or the evil deeds of hands but not the literal hand because in
that case you will not have the hand anymore to do what is good but the verse says,
“working with his hands the thing which is good”. So, the hands remain.
What does that mean therefore? It means that the words of the Lord Jesus Christ has in it spiritual truth. Spiritually, we must cut a stealing hand and it must come from your own initiative. No outside force can make you do that but your own determination. Even if you are forbidden by the law or by force, you are forbidden by somebody powerful than you are, when a stealing hand sees an opportunity to steal, when there are no eyes watching, it will still steal. So, the initiative must come from the owner of the hands. “…cut it off, and cast it from thee:”
What are you going to throw away and cut? The stealing. Let us prove that.
(Colossians 3:5)Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Mortify – to put off, to kill, to cut off your members which are upon the earth; fornication”, et cetera. It is very clear in the Bible what the Lord Jesus Christ means
when He said “cut it off”, it must come from your initiative. To cut off or to mortify the evil
deeds, not only of your hands, but the entire body itself.
Therefore, we find a glaring truth that if it cannot be done physically, it possibly
can be done spiritually. Proving that there are two kinds of truth in the Bible: the
spiritual or the divine, and the material or the human. Of course, not all these kinds of
truths will always jive or harmonize with each other. There are spiritual truths that go
against the material truth. Let me prove that. In Hebrews 11:24-27, it says –
“By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy thepleasures of sin for a season;Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.”
Moses has rejected the pleasures of sin for a season because he was after eternal life.
It is very clear in the verse, there are pleasures of sin. That is physical truth, human
truth. When we sin, there is pleasure in our flesh. The flesh of human beings, without
the knowledge of God’s words and divine wisdom, has pleasure in sins. There is
pleasure in being drunk. There is pleasure in being addicted to drugs.
There is pleasure in marijuana. There is pleasure in fornication. There is pleasure when
you are out with another woman for the first time after you have been encapsulated in
the arms of the woman you first loved for the last 20 or 30 years. For the first time you
go out with another woman, there is pleasure in it. So, the Bible tells us something very
important and true. There is pleasure in sins; that is physical truth, human truth. But it
doesn’t harmonize with spiritual truth. The pleasures of the flesh are against God,
against the Spirit of God.Let us read –
(Galatians 5:17) “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”
So, we know in our being deep inside us that the Bible speaks the truth. You can notice it by your own experience. After sinning, there is something in our being that makes us regret. After sinning, after having had enjoyed the pleasure of sin, there is in us, in our conscience that tells us that what we have done is not good. It is against the pleasure of our flesh.
I believe in the Bible with all my heart. Because it tells me what is deep inside my being. No other book on earth can tell us what is deep inside our hearts. The Apostle Paul is having a confession before the First Century Christian Church –
(Romans 7:19-20) “For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.”
This is such a wonderful confession from a very straightforward and frank person in the Bible, the Apostle Paul.He’s not after being admired by people in the flesh; he’s not after attaining glory in the flesh. In fact, he is revealing the dishonor in his flesh. But he’s teaching us spiritual truth that what is pleasurable for the flesh is against the spirit; it is against God.
I hope you will believe in the Bible and try for yourself. Remember, the Bible has two kinds of truth – the divine and the human, the spiritual and the physical. Regarding the subject matter, we’ll be indulging in more lengthy discussions in the future, God willing. But in the meantime, I want to hear from you after reading this blog. Your comments, suggestions, and the added information that you know give me an inspiration to go on even how tired I am. I, thank you.
Sincerely in Christ,
Brother Eli Soriano