Paul Tripp on God’s Truth

Editor’s Note: Recently, Paul Tripp posted the following on X.com related to God’s truth. I was particularly grateful for what he had to say, and wholeheartedly agree with him. You will be encouraged.

God’s Truth isn’t meant to be restricted to academic theologians, experienced pastors, and seminary presidents.

It was given to us by God for sweet little girls, mischievous little boys, teenagers finding their way, busy housewives, plumbers, salesman, clerks and baristas, lonely grandmas, successful executives, homeless wanderers, university students, the fearful, the discouraged, the anxious, every person searching for what only God can give.

God’s Truth is meant for the hallways, bedrooms, family rooms, board rooms, university rooms, apartment rooms, supermarkets, backyards, garages, and vans, of everyday life.

God’s Truth is meant to be personal, relational, applicational, connected to, everyone, everywhere, in everyday life.

Theology in the hands of God, is meant to rescue, convict, reconcile, transform, empower, deliver and shape you into the image of the Son.

There is no doctrine that is meant only for the spiritual elite, the biblical intellectual, the professional Christian.

Every truth, no matter how full, deep, expansive and mind-bending, is meant to be a tool of grace in the life of everyone who has been infected by the pandemic of sin.

God has no favorites, and doesn’t talk in secrets.

He speaks in human language and gifts us with the Spirit to illumine his truth so willing hearts can see, hear, meditate and understand.

When the Savior speaks life happens, life we could never earn or deserve, but is only ever a gift of grace.

His truth is his medicine, comfort, light, guardrails, oasis, sword.

His instruction is like diamonds, warnings like gold, comforts like rubies, promises like jewels.

The spiritually poor who listen become rich, the spiritually lost who follow find their way.

The doctrines of his Word are one of his richest gifts of grace, freely given to anyone who will come near and listen, meditate and believe.

God’s Truth is always accompanied by God’s Grace; and for all of us, that means there is hope.