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What Is Truth?

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Neonblue

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What is Truth?
Pilate asked in John 18:38, "What is truth?"
That question has reverberated down through the ages.
There is temporary truth and there is eternal truth...
Jesus said in Matthew 24:35 “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
Seeking truth gives us peace and meaning to life.
What is temporary truth, it could be viewed as any truth upon the earth with limited power.
An example of "temporary truth?".........Transcendental Meditation.
It is a technique for achieving inner peace and spiritual renewal by focusing on a mantra repeated silently. The practice of transcendental meditation has its roots in Hinduism, it originated in India, where it was taught by the guru Mahesh Yogi.
The maharishi began teaching the practice in the 1950s, and it has since become one of the most widely researched and practiced meditation techniques. The basic posture for transcendental meditation is sitting for 15–20 minutes, with eyes closed, repeating a mantra or a simple sound to clear the mind of thought.
The practice of transcendental meditation clears the mind and does not appeal to a god.
What is eternal truth?.........the Word of God.
Joshua 1:8:
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Psalm 1
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.
"If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God . . ." (I Pet. 4:11).
"I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me" (John 14:6).
The Bible is clear about what to meditate on: not a meaningless word or phrase, but on the Word of God. The person “who meditates on his law day and night” is blessed (Psalm 1:2). Peace is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). Peace is not found in the emptying of one’s mind but in the filling of one’s mind with the Word.
To set one’s mind on the flesh is death and to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:5–6).
Those who practice transcendental meditation are setting their minds on their own spirit, looking within themselves in order to transcend themselves, rather than on the Spirit of God.
The Bible simply warns us of the emptiness innate or deep rooted in the flesh—its incapacity to give life. Transcendental meditation does not and cannot bring true peace.
It looks to the spirit of the human creature and to the creation, which by nature is limited in their power.
Only the life-giving, Spirit of Christ, the Creator, can create within us true peace, joy, health, and life.
The temporary truth of transcendental meditation will pass away and what will remain when heaven and earth passes away...?
Eternal Truth........
 
Neonblue said:
What is Truth?
Pilate asked in John 18:38, "What is truth?"
That question has reverberated down through the ages.
There is temporary truth and there is eternal truth...
Jesus said in Matthew 24:35 “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
Seeking truth gives us peace and meaning to life.
What is temporary truth, it could be viewed as any truth upon the earth with limited power.
An example of "temporary truth?".........Transcendental Meditation.
It is a technique for achieving inner peace and spiritual renewal by focusing on a mantra repeated silently. The practice of transcendental meditation has its roots in Hinduism, it originated in India, where it was taught by the guru Mahesh Yogi.
The maharishi began teaching the practice in the 1950s, and it has since become one of the most widely researched and practiced meditation techniques. The basic posture for transcendental meditation is sitting for 15–20 minutes, with eyes closed, repeating a mantra or a simple sound to clear the mind of thought.
The practice of transcendental meditation clears the mind and does not appeal to a god.
What is eternal truth?.........the Word of God.
Joshua 1:8:
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Psalm 1
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.
"If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God . . ." (I Pet. 4:11).
"I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me" (John 14:6).
The Bible is clear about what to meditate on: not a meaningless word or phrase, but on the Word of God. The person “who meditates on his law day and night” is blessed (Psalm 1:2). Peace is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). Peace is not found in the emptying of one’s mind but in the filling of one’s mind with the Word.
To set one’s mind on the flesh is death and to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:5–6).
Those who practice transcendental meditation are setting their minds on their own spirit, looking within themselves in order to transcend themselves, rather than on the Spirit of God.
The Bible simply warns us of the emptiness innate or deep rooted in the flesh—its incapacity to give life. Transcendental meditation does not and cannot bring true peace.
It looks to the spirit of the human creature and to the creation, which by nature is limited in their power.
Only the life-giving, Spirit of Christ, the Creator, can create within us true peace, joy, health, and life.
The temporary truth of transcendental meditation will pass away and what will remain when heaven and earth passes away...?
Eternal Truth........
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Am I telling the truth when I tell you I have an empty Pepsi-Max can on a coaster on my desk beside me? :pepsican
 
Meditation might be good at finding perspective or to let go of worries. But I don't think it is a good measure for finding what is true and what isn't.

The bible, is most definately true, but it is also not written about things going on today. People have to read into it closely to understand that abortion is wrong, and they need to understand the truth of what happens in the practice to grasp more fully how wrong it is.

Another example would be on criminal investigation versus social justice movements. With criminal investigations, the point is finding out the truth of what happened, how it happened, and who did it. With social al justice, the truth is already assumed. No investigation to see if it was really true or not, and action is taken.

With this in mind, there are two things to know. 1) that the bible is true, but it is also good for other aspects as well. And 2) Finding the truth about anything else is important and not nessassarily reliant on whether we know the bible or not. For instance, OzSpen's example of whether it's true that he has an empty can of Pepsi on his desk has nothing to do with what's in the bible. The can of Pepsi is either there or it isn't. The truth is like that. It is the accurate assessment of the world around us.
 
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you.

1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
 
Not_Now.Soon said:
For instance, OzSpen's example of whether it's true that he has an empty can of Pepsi on his desk has nothing to do with what's in the bible. The can of Pepsi is either there or it isn't. The truth is like that. It is the accurate assessment of the world around us.
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NNS,

However, it has everything to do with the meaning of truth.

The truth conforms with reality - the facts.

Oz
 
Neonblue said:
What is Truth?
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Truth is what discribed reality most accurately.

Unfortunately this is twisted by one's preconceptions and bias's.

Jesus is the ultimate Truth, everything ultimately comes back to him as our creator and as our saviour, yet even Christian find it hard to see Jesus as our creator, preceding the lies of evolution to the truth of the Bible.
 
Neonblue said:
Joshua 1:8:
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
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I hope so, Doing the will of God should be a primary focus.
 
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