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Anabaptist Council For Truth

What is truth?

Is there a universal truth
or is it different for different people?

Our desire is that these resources will point you to the Way, help you know Truth and how it is applied in life.

truth

  1. the true or actual state of a matter
  2. conformity with fact or reality; verity

What God established is the reality that exists, whether we accept it or not. God revealed this reality through His Word, Jesus Christ, who said I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.

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Latest Articles

  • White clapboard one-room country church on a leaf-covered hillside, framed by trees in autumn color under an overcast sky.

    Even So Hath the Lord Ordained

    1 Corinthians 9:13-15: “Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.…

    Dana Stauffer

    June 1, 2026  ·  10 min read

  • An open Bible rests on a dark surface, its thin pages curling upward and glowing softly in warm, low light.

    The Importance of Expository Preaching

    Throughout history there have been many people who have impacted the world through their preaching of God’s Word. There have been sermons that resulted in nationwide revivals, impacted the course of the church, and have brought about the salvation of many souls! Yet, there have also been sermons that have…

    Shane Snader

    May 25, 2026  ·  7 min read

  • Open Bible with gold-edged thumb-index tabs resting on an angled wooden lectern, lit by warm bokeh light in a softly blurred sanctuary.

    What Is Expositional Preaching?

    My endeavor is to bring out of Scripture what is there, and not to thrust in what I think might be there. I have a great jealousy on this head: never to speak more or less than I believe to be the mind of the Spirit in the passage I…

    J. Mark Horst

    May 22, 2026  ·  7 min read

  • Worn leather-bound King James Version Holy Bible resting on a rustic wooden table beside a ceramic mug and reading glasses.

    What is King James Only-ism?

    Introduction I was recently exposed to King James Only (KJO) teaching and, for several months, evaluated the arguments as openly as I could. Since my interest was piqued, I began to read books, articles and listened to podcasts from the KJO perspective to explore the belief. Several claims raised concerns.…

    Anthony Sanchez

    May 20, 2026  ·  24 min read

Latest Book Reviews

  • Post Woke Neil Shenvi, Pat Sawyer

    Post Woke [Neil Shenvi; Pat Sawyer]

    In the last two decades, America radically reimagined its moral assumptions. To see how far the ground has shifted, one need only remember that Obama and the state of California both publicly opposed gay marriage as recently as 2008. That’s an astounding fact. Today, arguments about systemic racism, DEI initiatives,…

    Bryce Wenger

    May 1, 2026  ·  2 min read

  • Happy Lies - Melissa Dougherty

    Happy Lies [Melissa Dougherty]

    Twenty years ago, the most formidable opponent to Christianity was atheism, which painted Christians as backward and unscientific; today, the greater challenge comes from vague spirituality—people accept all kinds of supernatural beliefs as long as it’s nothing too dogmatic. What changed, and how should Christians respond to this new reality?…

    Bryce Wenger

    March 1, 2026  ·  2 min read

  • The Question of Canon Michael J. Kruger

    The Question of Canon [Michael J. Kruger]

    Why is there a New Testament? For most of us, that question has never entered our minds—we take it for granted that the New Testament books were God’s idea. Ask most New Testament scholars, however, and you’ll find a very different conclusion: that the church invented the New Testament canon…

    Bryce Wenger

    January 1, 2026  ·  2 min read

Our mission was born in the 1980s to proclaim Truth to a church in apostasy. In 1999 we redirected our focus to warn and encourage the remnant to remain faithful in the Truth.

In 2021 we needed to reincorporate as an Indiana nonprofit and decided to change the name to better reflect our mission and purpose in the 21st century.

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