Waggoner on the Gospel of John - Ellet J. Waggoner

Christ. And there is nothing true that is not in Him.
Now it is evident that that which is not true does
not really exist. We admit this when we say, "It is
not so." When God made all these things, He
created them by His Word. He said, "Let it be,"
"and it was so," that is, it came into being. That
which is not so has only a fictitious existence. It
seems to be, but the end will show that it is not. If
sought for, it cannot be found. In the Sanskrit, from
which our language originates, the word for "truth"
means simply "that which is." Christ is; His name
is "I AM," and so He is "the truth."
There are men who deny Christ, the truth. How
much do such men really know?--Nothing. This is
plain enough if we stick to the text. The truth is
that which is. But no one can know that which is
not. Nobody can know that a thing is so when it is
not so. Suppose now, as often happens, that a man
has spent a long time diligently studying, and
thinks that he has reached a profound conclusion,
and it turns out that there is not a word of truth in
all that he has been studying. His supposed facts
are only fancies. What has he gained? How much
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