In John 8:31–59 we encounter a powerful “truth conflict.” Jesus boldly speaks truth, yet those around Him reject it because it doesn’t fit their version of truth. The tension feels strikingly familiar in our culture today. This passage challenges us to examine our own lives: Are we truth tellers? Does the truth shape the way we live? Or is there a gap between what we say and how we live? In the end, this story calls us to lives of integrity and fidelity—letting the truth of Christ win out in us and through us. 

Living on Purpose

Just Be Honest

1 Corinthians 13:6; John 8:31-59

1 Corinthians 13:6, “It (LOVE) does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.”

Three things Jesus teaches about truth:

1. The truth has an author (John 8:31-38).

When the Bible speaks, Jesus is speaking.

2. The truth has an author (John 8:39-47).

Belief drives behavior

Homework: “I struggle with the sin of ____________ because I believe _____________.”

3. The truth demands a response (John 8:48-59).

When Jesus says, “I Am,” it is a claim to be God.