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the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
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conformity with fact or reality; verity: the truth of a statement.
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a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle,
or the like: mathematical
truths.
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the state or character of being true.
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actuality or actual existence.
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an obvious or accepted fact; truism; platitude.
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honesty; integrity; truthfulness.
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(often
initial capital letter ) ideal or
fundamental reality apart from and transcending perceived experience: the basic truths of life.
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agreement with a standard or original.
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accuracy, as of position or adjustment.
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Archaic.
fidelity or constancy.
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in truth, in reality; in
fact; actually: In truth, moral
decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.
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outline of Biblical Usage
1) objectively
a) what is true in any matter under consideration
1) truly, in truth, according to truth
2) of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly
b) what is true in things appertaining to God and the
duties of man, moral and religious truth
1) in the greatest latitude
2) the true notions of God which are open to human reason
without his supernatural intervention
c) the truth as taught in the Christian religion,
respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting
the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the
inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers
even among Christians
2) subjectively
a) truth as a personal excellence
1) that candour of mind which is free from affection,
pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit
John
4:23 God is a Spirit: and
they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth (aletheia).
- Samaritan woman at well
- Jesus’ introduction into His
Ministry
- He speaks to her in terms she
understands – she knew Jewish law
- speaks of her (our)
responsibility – worship in TRUTH
from
the heart, for real, genuine, - Jesus
said: you will love God with all heart, mind, soul and love your neighbor as
yourself.
John 8:32
- And you will know
the Truth, and the Truth will set you free
- You will know what is real and
good (the way that God thinks) - THAT will give you the license to do what
God would do
John
14:6 6Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth (aletheia), and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me
- Jesus
calls Himself The Truth
- Consider:
Moses asking God who he should say gave him instructions (burn Bush) God
said my name is ” I Am” (implied all in all or everything)
- God
describes Himself as what we would call “good Character traits”
1 John 4:8 (Amplified Bible)
8He who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does
not and never did know Him], for God is love.
Describes self as
“truth, Love – all things good”
Philippians 4:7-9 (King James Version)
8Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are
true, whatsoever things are
honest,
whatsoever things are
just, whatsoever things are
pure,
whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are of
good report;
if there be any
virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on
these things.
9Those things, which ye have both learned, and received,
and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Meditate in dictionary = think to
employ or engage your mind, renew
·
Many
places Word (God) tells us to meditate on Word
·
Romans 12:1-2
1I
beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service. 2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
·
Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart
out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may
observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make
your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good [a]success.
(meditation
on Word said by God to be secret of success)
·
Psalms
1:2,4:4, 19:14, 39:3 and many, many others tell us to meditate on The Word in
Old Testament and New
Solomon said when
charged with building the house of God:
2
Chronicles 2:6 6But
who is able to build Him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot
contain Him? Who am I to build Him a house, except as a place to burn incense
in worship before Him?
·
Truth
is infinite – man can’t contain or harness God (Truth) man can only know it the
Truth (God wants relationship with man)
2 Chronicles3:5-9 5And
the greater house (the Holy Place) he lined with cypress and overlaid it with
fine gold and made palm trees and chains on it. 6And he adorned the
house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim. 7He
lined the house (the Holy Place), its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with
gold, and engraved cherubim on the walls. 8He made the
Most Holy Place, its length equaling the breadth of the house, twenty cubits,
and its breadth twenty cubits; he overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold. 9The
weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he lined the upper chambers
with gold
·
Truth is precious – can’t be bought, we can try but our efforts are
finite especially when
compared with God.
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Truth is truth
whether we believe it or not,
· Jesus tells us to meditate
on The Word. John1:1 tells us Jesus is the Word and God
· God thru Paul tells us in
Rom 12:1-2 to renew our minds or meditate on the Word
· God thru Paul also tells us
to think about all things good (God-Jesus-Word Of God)
It is apparent that Jesus speaks truth because
He IS The Truth .He says to Meditate on the truths He speaks into
our lives and meditate on the fact that He Is Tru
