Why Truth Commits?

Every software project has a history.

Each commit captures a moment in time, a record of what was learned, what was improved, and sometimes what had to be completely rethought. A healthy project is never static. It grows because developers are willing to revisit assumptions, refactor old code, and continually improve the architecture beneath it. Truth Commits is built on the same idea.

These articles are not a collection of theological arguments or claims of having solved questions debated for centuries. They are snapshots of an ongoing journey to know God more faithfully through His Word. Each article represents another opportunity to revisit assumptions, test long-held beliefs, and allow Scripture—not tradition, culture, or personal preference—to reshape the architecture of my thinking.

Refactoring the Architecture

One lesson every experienced programmer eventually learns is that sometimes the bug isn't in the function they're looking at, it's in an assumption made years earlier that everything else has been built upon. Refactoring can be painful because it means admitting the original architecture wasn't as sound as we thought. Reading Scripture can be much the same. Many of our deepest disagreements are not caused by a lack of biblical information but by the assumptions we bring to the text. Some assumptions were inherited from our families. Others came from churches we love. Some were never consciously examined at all. The question is not whether we interpret Scripture. We all do. The question is whether we are willing to let Scripture refactor our understanding instead of quietly refactoring Scripture until it supports the architecture we already prefer.

The Purpose of Scripture

One conviction guides every Truth Commit: The purpose of Scripture is not merely information. Its purpose is formation.

Jesus confronted religious leaders who diligently searched the Scriptures yet failed to recognize the One to whom those Scriptures pointed. The problem was not their devotion to the text. It was that the text had become an end in itself rather than a witness leading them to Christ. Likewise, Paul reminded Timothy that all Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, correction, and training in righteousness so that the servant of God may be equipped for every good work. Scripture certainly teaches doctrine. But doctrine ultimately serves a greater purpose: to know Christ, to become like Christ, and to faithfully live before Christ.

Holding Certainty and Humility Together

Not every biblical question carries the same weight. Some truths are revealed with remarkable clarity and form the immovable foundation of the Christian faith.

• God is the Creator.
• Jesus is the promised Messiah.
• Christ died for our sins.
• Christ rose from the dead.
• Salvation is found in Christ.
• Christ will return.
• God's redemptive plan is faithfully revealed through Scripture.

These are not tentative conclusions. They are the foundation upon which the Christian faith stands.

Other questions have been discussed by faithful believers throughout the history of the Church.

• The timing of the rapture.
• Election and free will.
• The nature of hell.
• The millennium.
• Baptism.
• Spiritual gifts.
• Church government.
• etc.

These conversations matter. They deserve careful study. But they should also cultivate humility. If sincere believers who deeply loved Christ and diligently studied Scripture have reached different conclusions across two thousand years, perhaps God has revealed enough to call us to faithfulness while leaving enough unresolved to cultivate humility.

The Questions Beneath the Questions

As I continue studying Scripture, I find myself asking fewer questions about winning theological debates and more questions about my own heart.

• When I arrive at a theological conclusion, am I discovering God's character, or protecting my preferred picture of God?
• Am I allowing Scripture to refactor my codebase? Or am I quietly refactoring Scripture until it fits the architecture I already wanted?

Those questions cannot be answered merely by examining doctrines. They require examining ourselves. Scripture has an uncanny way of doing exactly that. We know the circumstances surrounding our own failures. We usually know only the consequences of everyone else's. Perhaps that is why grace grows alongside humility. The more deeply I understand my own need for mercy, the more freely I extend mercy to others.

Confidence in Christ

Truth Commits is an attempt to hold conviction and humility together. To stand confidently where God has spoken clearly. To remain teachable where He has not. To pursue truth without confusing my interpretation with God's revelation. Above all, it is an attempt never to mistake confidence in my theology for confidence in Christ. Because in the end, Scripture is not asking me whether I successfully solved every theological mystery. It is asking whether I came to know the One to whom every page ultimately points.