Scripture that signifies the importance of the truth:
Pro 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Joh 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
We need to decide if Truth is a particular doctrine or if the Truth is Love.
How important is truth?
Truth is essentially neither!We need to decide if Truth is a particular doctrine or if the Truth is Love.
TRUTH = REALITY
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"Not one soul will ever be redeemed from hell but by being saved from his sins, from the evil in him." --- George MacDonald
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"Not one soul will ever be redeemed from hell but by being saved from his sins, from the evil in him." --- George MacDonald
Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Reality, and the Life???
The point is that people can Love each as Jesus commanded without knowing any correct definitions. However knowing all the correct definitions is not Love.
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The point is that people can Love each as Jesus commanded without knowing any correct definitions. However knowing all the correct definitions is not Love.
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Yes. Jesus is the personification of reality itself. And as His disciples, we experience reality as we have never experienced it before.Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Reality, and the Life???
I agree fully. People can love without knowledge of definitions. And, yes, knowledge is not synonymous with love.The point is that people can Love each as Jesus commanded without knowing any correct definitions. However knowing all the correct definitions is not Love.
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Paidion
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"Not one soul will ever be redeemed from hell but by being saved from his sins, from the evil in him." --- George MacDonald
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"Not one soul will ever be redeemed from hell but by being saved from his sins, from the evil in him." --- George MacDonald
Murf wrote:The point is that people can Love each other as Jesus commanded without knowing any correct definitions. However knowing all the correct definitions is not Love.
I think these both reflect the original author's sentiments and I'd have to agree. However, if the goal of love takes a back seat to truth, I think we have the beginning of a problem. Now we can each define what fulfills love.father_of_five wrote:Disagreement between Christians over what the "truth" is regarding Christian doctrine must certainly be a big roadblock for someone considering becoming a disciple of Christ. A much more attractive reason to become a follower is when he/she sees our good works and glorifies God. Love your neighbor as yourself.
I don't think we can say that whether people are drawn to our display of truth/love is greater than the truth itself. This is one of those touchy subjects because as soon as I write that I sound a bit less loving, like I'm just being pedantic. While it is true that we must not just have an intellectual knowledge of the truth, we must live it, still we must guard the truth.
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Re: How important is truth?
"Truth" and "love" are equally important. There is no reason to rank either as most important. Such a ranking can only be an opinion. I think that it is a logical false dilemma to imply that a ranking of importance can be made.Brad wrote:I was reading someone give an opinion that in the church today, we focus too much on giving out the message and not enough on simply living out that message. The latter will draw more interest.
That may be true, but one thing he wrote was, "truth is not the most important thing".
My first reaction was disagreement; that truth is the most important thing. But I can't think of any Scriptures which directly back that up.
Is truth the most important thing? Seems like kind of a tough question.
Just my opinion.
Blessings,
Lazarus43
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