Would finding the Truth mean you wouldn't have to contemplate the questions anymore? Once you stop seeking, content with the Truth you found, are you now someone with a doctrine? Which is more useful, knowing an answer or contemplating a question?
2007-03-09 15:19:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First of all, there is no absolute Truth, as everything is always in a state of becoming. The only question to contemplate is how well am I living my life right now, not is there something in the future I should be going after, or in the afterlife. You are always somebody with a doctrine ... it could be the doctrine of not having a doctrine. Thinking that you will ever know an answer is delusional; the only absolute Truth is that there is no absolute truth.
2007-03-09 15:42:36 · answer #1 · answered by sheltie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely yes there is, but finding the truth is not the end of all of itjust because one finds the truth does not mean that there is no more to leasrn you can never learn all there is to know about God and his truth, Yes I have found the truth. knowing the answer is importand that is why it is always necessary to search for truthand if we do not ask our selves any questions we may even stop searching for true answers. So no finding the Truth would not mean that you wouldn't need to contemplate questions anymore, questioning ones faith is quite healthy if it makes you search for the truth to the question for it reafirms the truth if you have it and if you are really in the truth.
2007-03-09 23:38:08 · answer #2 · answered by I speak Truth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't confuse knowing what is truth with never thinking again. I believe the claims of Jesus Christ, that He is the way, the truth and the life. I have been studying God's word for ten years, and I mean...in depth. Do I know alot? What I know you could fill a thimble with. Maybe. I still seek and I still search, but it is within the context that I believe the bible is what it claims to be, the inspired word of God. I contemplate quite a lot....but I'm always pointed in the right direction; towards Jesus Christ and guided by the spirit of God.
2007-03-09 23:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by Esther 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
contemplating a question...then finding the right answer, the absolute truth. w/an absolute truth, u will still have questions and doubts, but thats part of life, part of being a human, and until you're in heaven or hell, u wont fully be able to understand everything, w/out doubt.
oh, and that absolute truth... Jesus Christ. the way, the truth, and the life.
2007-03-09 23:27:54 · answer #4 · answered by love-life 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that absolute truth leads to doctrine. Doctrine is for those who intend to lead or follow. Absolute truth, to me, would be just a bit more personal than that.
That's the problem with religion. They claim to have absolute truth, and are all in conflict. Absolute truth wouldn't rule the world with an iron fist. Absolute truth is simple enlightenment and reveals who we truly are. This wouldn't lead to people usurping power over the rest.
2007-03-09 23:26:52 · answer #5 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In New York right now it is night time... it is dark outside. And because my girlfriend is rational I will never be able to convince her that it is in fact noon and the sun is shining. The truth is that the universe is completely out of my control, it operates in a way that I can't even comprehend... and it is going to keep on operating that way regardless of what I believe is the truth. Truth is completely and irrevocably independent of man... and if there is Truth, then of course there is anti-truth... people hate to be wrong and out of control of their own lives so they say "truth is relative"... but I'm pretty sure that no matter how hard you believe there is a pen in my pocket, it is never going to change the fact that there is indeed a pencil there.
2007-03-09 23:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by yesterdaylair 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With human nature, no. Religion easily proves that there can't be a single truth that all humans believe in. Even science isn't a single truth for everyone. Wikipedia has a huge page on the subject of truth.
Not really sure how to answer that rest of that however.
2007-03-09 23:25:07 · answer #7 · answered by Ievianty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to a certain effect, see once you have grown in the Lord and have an intimate relationship with Him, that causes the Holy Spirit; whom He sent as our helper; to grow within and yes, you will eventually grow in the spirit and may not have to contemplate, but you will always have to seek the Lord and no we don't have to contemplate, because we just give it to the Lord thru prayer and wait on an answer.....it requires diligence,patience and a relationship with God, not a religion. In due time...
2007-03-09 23:26:48 · answer #8 · answered by mskash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is absolute truth. When I believed in God and in Lord Jesus, and asked Him to help me out of my troubles, He took me out. God provides man all that He needs and answers when they call to Him. So the God whom I trust answered me. So its all true, Whatever bible says is true.
I have this strong hope that Jesus is coming back to take His people to Him, cause I know its truth. Once we find that its all true, the person who knows he is living just by God's grace will praise the supreme God for everything that God has done for Him.
I feel God's presence His Spirit whenever I pray. One reason I think I can feel Him is because I think God wants me to tell others He is there.
So call to Him with a humble heart, cause He is the greatest ever, more than the kings ever lived, more than the sun and the stars, more than anything, cause He created them all.
2007-03-09 23:34:24 · answer #9 · answered by Brinda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe by prayer and reading ur scriptures are the secret to spiritual revelations. but we must be actively be seeking out knowledge to constantly feed the soul.we must endure to the end even throughout trails we might have to teach others and be of service to others by teaching by our actions and words.we must actively be touching hearts of others by our charity and kindness to other. thats what i believe is actively seeking out truth.
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Is it Wine?
On the first day of school, the children brought gifts for their
teacher.
The florist's son brought the teacher a bouquet of flowers.
The candy-store owner's daughter gave the teacher a pretty
box of candy.
Then the liquor-store owner's son brought up a big, heavy
box.
The teacher lifted it up and noticed that it was leaking a little
bit.
She touched a drop of the liquid with her finger and tasted it.
"Is it wine?" she guessed.
"No," the boy replied.
She tasted another drop and asked,
"Champagne?"
"No," said the little boy.
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2007-03-09 23:34:07 · answer #10 · answered by Tracey P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋