2006-11-08 12:43:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Hebrew term ’emeth′, often rendered “truth,” may designate that which is firm, trustworthy, stable, faithful, true, or established as fact.
The Greek word a·le′thei·a stands in contrast with falsehood or unrighteousness and denotes that which conforms to fact or to what is right and proper.
A number of other original-language expressions can, depending upon the context, also be translated “truth.”
What Is the Truth?
At John 17:3 Jesus is praying to his father, and He says "you are the only true God." He spoke the truth.
So let us leave the murky waters of relativism and examine briefly what the Bible describes as the pure waters of truth. (John 4:14; Revelation 22:17) In the Bible, “truth” is not at all like the abstract, intangible concept over which philosophers debate.
When Jesus said that his whole purpose in life was to talk about the truth, he was speaking of something that faithful Jews had valued for centuries. In their sacred writings, the Jews had long read of “truth” as something concrete, not theoretical. In the Bible, “truth” translates the Hebrew word “’emeth',” which signifies that which is firm, solid, and, perhaps most of all, reliable.
MANY religious organizations claim to have the truth, and they offer it eagerly to others. However, between them they offer a dizzying profusion of “truths.” Is this just another evidence that all truths are relative, that there are no absolute truths? No.
In his book The Art of Thinking, Professor V. R. Ruggiero expresses his surprise that even intelligent people sometimes say that truth is relative. He reasons: “If everyone makes his own truth, then no person’s idea can be better than another’s. All must be equal. And if all ideas are equal, what is the point in researching any subject? Why dig in the ground for answers to archeological questions? Why probe the causes of tension in the Middle East? Why search for a cancer cure? Why explore the galaxy? These activities make sense only if some answers are better than others, if truth is something separate from, and unaffected by, individual perspectives.”
In fact, no one really believes that there is no truth. When it comes to physical realities, such as medicine, mathematics, or the laws of physics, even the staunchest relativist will believe that some things are true. Who of us would dare to ride in an airplane if we did not think that the laws of aerodynamics were absolute truths? Verifiable truths do exist; they surround us, and we stake our lives on them.
Truth is Truth, you cannot change it
2006-11-08 14:18:53 · answer #1 · answered by BJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Truth is a philosophical category denoting the correctness of a statement to the physical and objective reality. Only a statement can be true or false depending on its correctness. Truth is always objective. If the rose is red, THE ROSE IS RED. That is the truth. A colorblind saying that the same rose is pink does not make the statement true.
2006-11-08 21:38:39 · answer #2 · answered by dream reality 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth, in the sense of the word, is a subjective observation of a situation. One's person's truth may be another person's lie. Situations exists where lies told to oneself can actuate into a believed truth, though it may actually be false.
We humans, being flawed in character, constantly hides truth from others and oneself. Portaying a kind of lie of who we actually are. The word for this is hypocrite. We all are, sad to say.
Truth, in terms of the topic: Religion & Spiruality, there is only 1.
There is only one and true living God. He is omnipotent & omipiscient. He came to earth and died for our sins. Though we are imperfect, He is perfect. He is the way, the truth and the light. His name: Jesus Christ.
Search your heart. The truth will be there and it will set you free.
2006-11-08 20:59:37 · answer #3 · answered by freaky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is, truth is whatever you believe it is.
Lets suppose a "truth" exists for a moment..... You will never know it without BELIEVING it.
At some point, to "believe in a truth" you must accept presumptions about it.
I do not know of one thing that is "provable beyond ALL doubt". There is ALWAYS a variable in what some people refer to as "truth".
2006-11-08 20:50:48 · answer #4 · answered by Drag0n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John 14:6 Jesus Says "I am the way the Truth and the life"
John 8:32 You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free...
IT is JESUS, he is our saviour he is truth.
2006-11-08 20:51:32 · answer #5 · answered by Abbasangel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what your heart tells you
and since our hearts all tell us different things , then each of us has truth
2006-11-08 20:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Peace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋