Can you answer: What is "The Truth"? (page 4)

Maze

The Truth (in the way of strictly information) is God's Word to his human subjects as recorded in the Bible.

it-2 p. 603 Perfection

The Bible’s Perfection. The Sacred Scriptures constitute a perfect message from God, refined, pure, and true.

jgnat

Godrulz, you mentioned others that have forms of "truth" that are wrong, and yours which is right. Multiple truths.

I wanted to discuss your concept of multiple gods here, but the thread died. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/210513/1/How-many-gods-are-there We could discuss this at length there if you like.

serenitynow!

The Truth (in the way of strictly information) is God's Word to his human subjects as recorded in the Bible.

So if this is the definition of "The Truth," then what does it mean to be "in The Truth?"

OnTheWayOut

The Truth (in the way of strictly information) is God's Word to his human subjects as recorded in the Bible.

So if this is the definition of "The Truth," then what does it mean to be "in The Truth?"

It's either "standing on a Bible" or "reading the Bible."

serenitynow!

standing on a Bible

lol!

OnTheWayOut

I guess to be "in" the Bible, you would have to open it up and stand on it. Otherwise, you would be outside of the Bible.

Seriously though, using the Bible as the standard of "the truth" still leads to needing an interpretation and too much subjectiveness. One group could say the truth involves abstaining from blood (well, fractions anyway) and another group could say Jesus was God.

yknot

The Truth (in the way of strictly information) is God's Word to his human subjects as recorded in the Bible

*** w6710/1p.587par.9FindingFreedomwithJehovah’sVisibleOrganization***

As the canon of books of God’s Word was expanded and the Christian Greek Scriptures were added to complete the Bible, each book was written directly to the Christian congregation or to a member of the Christian congregation in its behalf. Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals, regardless of how sincerely they may believe that they can interpret the Bible. For this reason the Bible cannot be properly understood without Jehovah’s visible organization in mind.

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Consider, too, the fact that Jehovah’s organization alone, in all the earth, is directed by God’s holy spirit or active force. (Zech. 4:6) Only this organization functions for Jehovah’s purpose and to his praise. To it alone God’s Sacred Word, the Bible, is not a sealed book. Many persons of the world are very intelligent, capable of understanding complex matters. They can read the Holy Scriptures, but they cannot understand their deep meaning. Yet God’s people can comprehend such spiritual things. Why? Not because of special intelligence on their part, but as the apostle Paul declared: "For it is to us God has revealed them through his spirit, for the spirit searches into all things, even the deep things of God." (1 Cor. 2:10) Jesus Christ praised his heavenly Father for ‘hiding such things from the wise and intellectual ones but revealing them to babes.’ (Matt. 11:25) How very much true Christians appreciate associating with the only organization on earth that understands the "deep things of God"!

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We all need help to understand the Bible, and we cannot find the Scriptural guidance we need outside the "faithful and discreet slave" organization.

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All who want to understand the Bible should appreciate that the "greatly diversified wisdom of God" can become known only through Jehovah’s channel of communication, the faithful and discreet slave.—

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HOWEVER............. we once made this comment about the RCC ......

*** w437/1p.201par.27Supreme Court Interprets***

The religious hierarchy of hte Vatican, being unable to prevent the proclamation of God's Word, further belittles Bible study by the common people by ascribing to itself infallibility and by claiming that it is the only organization authorized and qualified to interpret the Bible

1975

I am what Iam, I'm popeye the sailor man.

1975

serenitynow!

Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals,

Wow, Ynot! I found this to be a very bold statement!

1975

Simple, don't lie!

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