Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
John 14:6

What is the “gold standard?”  I looked it up and found the following definition:  

            In the simplest terms, the gold standard is a monetary system that ties a currency’s value 

            directly with gold. Therefore, the currency can be exchanged for a set amount of gold 

            and is guaranteed by the government.

Over time, the term “gold standard” has become a term to indicate that something is the best, the top of the line, as close to perfect as possible, the item, against which, everything else is compared.

In our modern world, two words have become increasingly prominent in our cultural conversation: “disinformation” and “misinformation” with only a shade of difference between the two. They both share a common element: deviating from the truth. Since social media has allowed every individual to have a public, and potentially influential voice, discerning what is true and what isn’t, has become increasingly challenging.

Sometimes even the most well-intentioned person can err when it comes to truth. Anglican scholar N. T. Wright, author of scores of books on the Bible and theology, has humorously said, “I’m sure about 25 percent of what I say is wrong. I just don’t know which 25 percent!”

When we search for the truth, we must know what the “gold standard” is.  Jesus said, “I am…the truth.”  He is our gold standard.  God’s word is our gold standard.  That truth is not fickle or changeable.  “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever,” Hebrews 13:8

Satan, through his world system, is doing his best to disseminate disinformation and misinformation about God’s truth. 

In our own pursuit of truth, we must be sure to measure everything against the gold standard for truth: Christ and His Word.

Martin Luther said:

The Word of God is perfect; it is precious and pure; it is truth itself.