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Welcome to Day 1657 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomTruth Abandoned \u2013 Daily WisdomWelcome to Wisdom-Trek. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. We are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; this is Gramps. Thanks for coming along on today\u2019s trek as we increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2016%3A16andversion=NLT (Proverbs 16:16) How much better to get wisdom than gold, and sound judgment than silver! We are on Day 1657 of our Trek, and it\u2019s time to explore another nugget of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote along with some wise words from Gramps for today\u2019s trek. If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become more healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let\u2019s jump right in with today\u2019s nugget: https://feeds.captivate.fm/wisdomtrek/
Today\u2019s quote is from Hans Kung, and it is: A Church which abandons the truth abandons itself.
Truth Abandoned
When most of us think of church, we think of a particular church building or possibly a denomination. If this is the case, then we don\u2019t have the correct mindset. The church is made up of everyone who has placed believing loyalty in the work of Jesus Christ. Christ is truth, so if you individually, a local gathering of believers, or the church universal abandons the truth, it abandons its very essence. We hear of believers deconstructing their faith which is essentially abandoning the truth. We hear of local congregations adopting our modern culture even if it is contrary to the precepts found in God\u2019s Word, which is also an abandonment of the truth. God is the author of all truth, and Jesus told his disciple Thomas in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014%3A6andversion=NLT (John 14:6) Jesus told him, \u201cI am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
There can be no truth apart from God and His son. Our modern culture seeks truth, but they seek it in all the wrong places. The culture will never be satisfied until they turn to God. Yes, Jesus, God in human form, came to establish His kingdom on earth, but it was not that kingdom that everyone thought He would develop. The local official Pilate specifically asked Jesus if he was a king. Unfortunately, Pilate abandoned the truth also. May we, as God\u2019s church, never fall prey to this exact situation.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+18%3A35-38andversion=NLT (John 18:35-38)
Am I a Jew?\u201d Pilate retorted. \u201cYour own people and their leading priests brought you to me for trial. Why? What have you done?\u201d
Jesus answered, \u201cMy Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.\u201d
Pilate said, \u201cSo you are a king?\u201d
Jesus responded, \u201cYou say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.\u201d
\u201cWhat is truth?\u201d Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them, \u201cHe is not guilty of any crime.\u201d
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