Introduction
    Considering the conversation between Pontius Pilate and Yahshua the Messiah, we read in John 18:36-38:
   Yahshua answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.” Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Yahshua answered, “You say [correctly] that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” (New American Standard Bible used throughout, unless otherwise noted.)
   Obviously, Pilate was not of the truth. But the truth speaks of Yahshua and why He came.

The Truth Is:
   • The truth is that Yahshua came to recover the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matt. 15:24) – a mystery unveiled at His arrival (Rom. 16:25-26).
   • The truth is that Yahshua is a sacrifice for all, who will accept the terms (Heb. 9:14), for the forgiveness of sins (1 John 1:6-10); for them who no longer practice sin (1 John 3:4-6).
   • The truth is that Yahshua was with the Father from the beginning and was always with the Father, but is not the Father, but rather the Son, and is the living and walking Word of Yahweh (John 1:1, 14), setting the example for all to follow (1 Pet. 2:21-23).
   • The truth is that Yahshua is the exact Representation of the Father (Heb. 1:3), and has always been a Mediator between mankind and the Father (John 1:18).
   • The truth is that Yahshua is the Craftsman, while Yahweh is the Draftsman (Prov. 8:22-30), and every- thing created was done by the Son and for the Son (Col. 1:15-19).
   • The truth is that Yahshua is the Salvation of Yahweh and in His Name is the only Name given, among men, in which one must be saved (Acts 4:12).
   • The truth is that Yahshua did not come to do away with His Father’s laws (Matt. 5:17-18), but to establish and magnify them, making the law honorable (Isa. 42:21).
   • The truth is that Yahshua taught repentance toward Yahweh and that the Kingdom of Yahweh is coming to rule over all (Matt. 4:17). And guess Whose Law will be upheld throughout the entire kingdom on the earth? (Isa. 2:2-3; Mic. 4:2). That is the truth!

A Remnant will be Saved
    Those of the truth, to whom truth is revealed, will come to understand these things. But they will be few as Jeremiah prophesied of the end of the age. “Return, O faithless sons,” declares Yahweh; “For I am a Master to you, and I will take you one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion,” Jeremiah 3:14.
   Through the end of this chapter, this speaks of end-time prophecy for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, the northern ten tribes dispersed throughout the world. A small flock, or remnant, of Israel will be saved. Others will be grafted into the olive tree, though it doesn’t appear the numbers will be significant. One from a city of millions? A minuscule number, indeed.
   Yahshua Himself said to strive to enter the narrow gate because many will try but not be able (Luke 13:24). He also says in another place, that “many are called, but few are chosen” (Matt. 22:14). Hence, the reason Peter said to “make your calling and election sure” (2 Pet. 1:10).

Truth is Not Easy for Some to Hear
    There are other things in the world which are true, but Scripture defines truth as that which leads to eternal life. Truthful lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only for a moment, Proverbs 12:19.
   A truthful witness saves lives, but he who utters lies is treacherous, Proverbs 14:25.
   But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me. Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of Elohim hears the words of Elohim; for this reason you do not hear [them], because you are not of Elohim, John 8:45-47. Those called by Yahweh hear the Messiah. He produces growth (1 Cor. 3:6).
   But there are vessels of honor and vessels of dishonor (2 Tim 2:20). Regrettably, the vessels of dishonor – they which refuse to hear the Word of Yahweh (1 Thess. 4:8) – are many today. Of them, Yahshua would say, You are of [your] father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own [nature], for he is a liar and the father of lies, John 8:44. The evil spirit ruling the world works in the lives of the disobedient. On the other hand, the Spirit of Yahweh is calling a precious few to be firstfruits.
   In Yahshua’s farewell to His disciples, but hours before the treachery in Gethsemane, Yahshua declared to His disciples, I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; [that is] the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, [but] you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you, John 14:16-17.
   Yahweh is Spirit and is equated with Truth. In John 14:6, we read, Yahshua said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
   A true worshiper today needs to be willing to walk in Yahweh’s Spirit and in His Truth. The Master affirmed, that the hour is now, “when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. Elohim is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:23-24).
   Yahshua did the Father’s will, as They were together, the Father with Him and He with the Father by the Spirit emanating from the Father.
   Yahshua answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him, John 14:23.

Serve Him in Truth; Don’t Reject Him
    Yahweh is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth, Psalm 145:18.
   The sum of His Word is Truth and every one of His Righteous Ordinances is everlasting (Psa. 119:142, 160). Yet, people are, and will be, destroyed for want of knowing Truth and His Righteous Ordinances. And they which reject His Truth, or who forget His Righteous Ordinances, He will also reject them and forget their children (Hos. 4:6). For while He deals gently with the ignorant and misguided (Heb. 5:2) and responds to those with contrite and repentant hearts, Yahweh won’t hear sinners who persist in sin (John 9:31).
   Here (Hos. 4:6), as in Exodus 34:7, generational curses are promised. Children not trained in the way they should go (Prov. 22:6), neither brought up in nurture and admonition (Eph. 6:4) – apart from them calling upon Him in truth (Psa. 145:18) – will grow up hating Yahweh.
   Yes, generational curses can be broken. The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous, and His ears are [open] to their cry. The face of Yahweh is against evildoers, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. [The righteous] cry and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Yahweh is near to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit, Psalm 34:15-18.
   “Only fear Yahweh and serve Him in truth with all your heart …” (1 Sam. 12:24). For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Master; walk as children of light (for the fruit of the light [consists] in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to Yahweh, Ephesians 5:8-10.
   Obedience to His Word, the fruit of the light – goodness, righteousness, and truth – and maintaining the answer of a good conscience, void of offense toward Yahweh and man (Acts 24:16), are synonymous with what is pleasing to Yahweh.

Becoming Sanctified
    Sanctify them in the Truth; Your Word is Truth. John 17:17.
   For this is the will of Yahweh, your sanctification … that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know Yahweh, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 4-5.
For we are His workmanship, created in Messiah Yahshua for good works, which Yahweh prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them, Ephesians 2:10.
   Nominal Christianity takes the position that the Messiah came to do it all, so we don’t have to do anything. But as we see, the Scriptures teach otherwise.
   Those in Berea received the Word with great eagerness, and examined the Scriptures daily to confirm that what they had heard spoken by Paul and Silas, were true (Acts 17:10-12).
   So instead of saying Yahshua did it all and so we don’t have to or stating the Law no longer has to be obeyed, we read, for example, the following exhortations from the pastoral epistles:
   • 1 Timothy 1:3, As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines.
   • 1 Timothy 4:6, In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Messiah Yahshua, [constantly] nourished on the Words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.
   • 1 Timothy 4:13, Until I come, give attention to the [public] reading [of Scripture], to exhortation and teaching.
   • 1 Timothy 5:20, Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of [sinning].
   • 2 Timothy 1:3a, I thank Elohim, whom I serve with a clear conscience The Way my forefathers did… (see Genesis 26:5).
   • 2 Timothy 2:15, Be diligent to present yourself approved to Elohim as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the Word of Truth.
   • 2 Timothy 3:16-17, All Scripture is inspired by Elohim and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of Elohim may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
   • 2 Timothy 4:2-3, Preach the Word; be ready in season [and] out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but [wanting] to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires.
   • Titus 1:9, holding fast the faithful Word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.
   • Titus 2:1, As for you, speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine.
   • Titus 2:14, Who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
   • Titus 3:1-2, Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.

Conclusion
    It is very clear that the Law is purposed to keep the Assemblies and their individual members from lawlessness.
   For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope, Romans 15:4.
   Hope in the Scriptures? Yes. They speak of Yahshua and tell us also how to live in the Truth – a Truth Yahshua upheld, and Which is found in the saints “who keep the Commandments of Elohim and their faith in Yahshua” (Rev. 14:12).