The landscape of truth in our culture encompasses the highly subjective and personally perceived to the objective and universally real. What of biblical truth? Grasping the nature of God’s truth is a critical first step if we are to be effective stewards of it. 

Biblical truth doesn’t only concern itself with accuracy, facts, and honesty. The message of Scripture reveals truth that is real—and at the same time truth that is good. Being a steward of the truth means grasping this characteristic of truth above all else. The goodness of God’s truth is ultimately revealed in Jesus Christ. It is in the truth of the gospel that God’s goodness to fallen humanity shines most beautifully. Simply put, God’s truth is life. This connection between God’s truth and goodness and life is also a critically important aspect of humankind’s beginning. Since the fall, people have been in rebellion against God’s intent for humanity, and yet the early chapters of Genesis reveal how very good this design was and the disappointment human beings have ultimately encountered in pursuing their own ideas. 

God calls us to steward his truth as that which is true and that which is truly good. It is, as Jesus said, life—and life to the full. This means that our stewardship of truth is not one grand debate over what’s right; nor is our goal to win the argument or have the last word. Rather, we’re stewards intent on holding to what is actually in the best interests of the people God has placed in our lives.