This past week, I listened to several podcasts related to Come Follow Me and they talked about truth and light and being edified as we were studying D&C 50. And one of my favorite insights came from Anthony Sweat. The dictionary defines truth as: (1) : the body of real things, events, and facts : actuality. (2) : the state of being the case : fact. (3) often capitalized : a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality.
We often think of truth as a set of ideas, principles, and laws. But, he said, that truth is actually a person. Truth is Christ.
John 14:6 teaches, "6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the away, the btruth, and the life: no man ccometh unto the Father, but by me."
He doesn't say he teaches THE truth or He shows us what is true. He says He is the truth. And thinking about truth as a person, as our beloved Savior, changes us and changes the way we view truth. It's not just about gaining knowledge (though we certainly should seek to gain knowledge). And it's not about following a set of rules, though there are rules to follow. It's about developing a relationship with Truth...with Christ. I love this insight and will be thinking about it for quite some time to come.
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