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2006-11-23 06:12:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus was somewhat more explicit about what "the truth" involved in an earlier conversation.
(John 8:32) the truth will set you free.
(John 8:31,32) Jesus went on to say to the Jews that had believed him: “If you remain in my word, you are really my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
The gospels indicate that "the truth" Jesus spoke of was (and is) the truth about Jehovah’s provision for salvation directly from the Son of God. In fact, God's Kingdom is the theme of the entire bible.
(John 17:16-17) [Jesus prayed] They [disciples of Jesus] are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. 17 Sanctify them by means of the truth; your word is truth.
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2006-11-26 14:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His birth expresses His manhood; His coming into the world, His existence before assuming humanity: The truth, then, here affirmed, though Pilate would catch little of it, was that His Incarnation was expressly in order to the assumption of Royalty in our nature. Yet, instead of saying, He came to be a King, which is His meaning, He says He came to testify to the truth. Why this? Because, in such circumstances it required a noble courage not to flinch from His royal claims; and our Lord, conscious that He was putting forth that courage, gives a turn to His confession expressive of it. It is to this that Paul alludes, in those remarkable words to Timothy: "I charge thee before God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who, in the presence of Pontius Pilate, witnessed the good confession" ( 1Ti 6:13 ). This one act of our Lord's life, His courageous witness-bearing before the governor, was selected as an encouraging example of the fidelity which Timothy ought to display. As the Lord (says OLSHAUSEN beautifully) owned Himself the Son of God before the most exalted theocratic council, so He confessed His regal dignity in presence of the representative of the highest political authority on earth.
2006-11-23 14:19:24 · answer #2 · answered by pops 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The truth shall set you free.
John 8:32
So it must be something that can release you from something (bondage).
We are in bondage on this earth. The only way to be free from this bondage is to have the keys. The bible makes reference to keys of some type. They are the keys of the kingdom of heaven. But there are also keys of hell and death. If one were to compare these keys one would go through the "locked door" from hell and death into the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of heaven is "at hand", which means reach out and take it (my opinion).
Mathew 16:16
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
[17] And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
[18] And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
[19] And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Out of all the desciples, Peter finally saw the truth. But the fleshly Jesus did not give him the truth, the father in heaven did.
So this truth must come come from somewhere spiritual and not physical (flesh), because God (father) is spirit.
This truth is in the key of heaven that opens the door to release you of bondage. The bondage of sin and death.
We all have the ability to obtain these keys if we stop using our five senses (flesh and blood) to find the truth and allow the father to show us. (John 4:18)
The truth can be said in many ways. But one way is this. Stop eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil (the ego mind that tells you that you know what is right and wrong). This was only what God warned us of. And eat of the tree of life. Stop letting satan accuse you (the accuser of the brethren) of all that you do wrong and let God just live in you.
2006-11-23 14:53:59 · answer #3 · answered by Sand 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hope this helps.
He was referring to divine truth. The apostle Paul said that the truth was not to be found in human philosophies and traditions. (Colossians 2:8.) Indeed, such teachings are deceptive. Paul warned Ephesian Christians that if they put faith in them, they would be like spiritual babes “tossed about as by waves . . . by every wind of teaching by means of the trickery of men, by means of cunning in contriving error.” (Ephesians 4:14) Today, “trickery of men” is promoted by the propaganda of those who oppose divine truth. “Propaganda” is defined by The New Encyclopædia Britannica as “the systematic effort to manipulate other people’s beliefs, attitudes, or actions.” Such propaganda cunningly twists truth into falsehood and promotes lies as truth. To find the truth in the face of such insidious pressures, we must diligently consult the Scriptures. Jesus' genuine followers would declare “the truth of the good news” earth wide. (Galatians 2:14) So it is vital that we identify those who are teaching all nations the truth by preaching the good news of the Kingdom.
Referring to those who had become his disciples, Jesus Christ prayed to Jehovah: “Sanctify them by means of the truth; your word is truth.” (John 17:17) During his ministry, Jesus revealed that such truth related to the vindication of Jehovah’s sovereignty by means of God’s Kingdom with Christ as King. But bearing witness to the truth required more of Jesus than preaching and teaching. Jesus made that truth become reality by fulfilling it. One way in which the truth became reality was by Jesus’ foretold birth in Bethlehem. (Micah 5:2; Luke 2:4-11) The truth also became reality at the fulfillment of Daniel’s prophetic words about the Messiah’s appearance at the end of 69 ‘weeks of years.’ That took place when Jesus presented himself to God at baptism and was anointed with holy spirit, right on schedule, in 29 C.E. (Daniel 9:25; Luke 3:1, 21, 22) The truth further became reality by Jesus’ enlightening ministry as a Kingdom proclaimer. (Isaiah 9:1, 2, 6, 7; 61:1, 2; Matthew 4:13-17; Luke 4:18-21) It also became reality by his death and resurrection.—Psalm 16:8-11; Isaiah 53:5, 8, 11, 12; Matthew 20:28; John 1:29; Acts 2:25-31.
Since the truth centered on Jesus Christ, he could say: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6.) People are set free spiritually when they put themselves “on the side of the truth” by accepting Jesus’ role in God’s purpose. (John 8:32-36; 18:37) Because sheeplike ones accept the truth and follow Christ in faith, they will receive everlasting life.—John 10:24-28.
As the Scriptures show, the truth to which he bore witness was not just truth in general. It was the all-important truth of what God’s purposes were and are, truth based on the fundamental fact of God’s sovereign will and His ability to fulfill that will.
The accomplishment of his ministry in bearing witness to the truth required more of Jesus than merely talking, preaching, and teaching. Besides shedding his heavenly glory to be born as a human, he had to fulfill all the things prophesied about him, including the shadows, or patterns, contained in the Law covenant. (Col. 2:16, 17; Heb. 10:1)
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2006-11-23 15:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by Jeremy Callahan 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋