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The Lord, Jesus Christ, proclaimed that the truth would set you free. In declaring Himself as the Truth of God, He also referred to the universal nature of truth, as all truth originates from God. However, we encounter a challenge here: what we often label as truth can be mere opinion, propaganda, or even falsehood. The question then arises: how do we distinguish the truth amidst a thicket of opinions, propaganda, and falsehoods?

And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 DRB)
 
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Truth in scripture:

Jesus is the Truth John 14:6
His Word is the Truth John 17:17
All His commandments are Truth Psa 119:151
These things are so, yet people still speak opinion, propaganda, and falsehood, how then is a Christian to discern the truth in the thicket of opinion, propaganda, and falsehoods?
 
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These things are so, yet people still speak opinion, propaganda, and falsehood, how then is a Christian to discern the truth in the thicket of opinion, propaganda, and falsehoods?
Follow Jesus and His teaching- which is the Word and obey His commandments- His version Exo 20:6. Jesus didn't just live to sacrifice Himself for our sins, He lived to show us the WAY and led by example- our example Heb 4:15 1 Peter 2:21-22 1 John 2:6.
 
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Follow Jesus and His teaching- which is the Word and obey His commandments- His version Exo 20:6. Jesus didn't just live to sacrifice Himself for our sins, He lived to show us the WAY and led by example- our example Heb 4:15 1 Peter 2:21-22 1 John 2:6.
I see, God bless and keep you.
 
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The Lord, Jesus Christ, proclaimed that the truth would set you free. In declaring Himself as the Truth of God, He also referred to the universal nature of truth, as all truth originates from God. However, we encounter a challenge here: what we often label as truth can be mere opinion, propaganda, or even falsehood. The question then arises: how do we distinguish the truth amidst a thicket of opinions, propaganda, and falsehoods?

And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 DRB)
I have only one method of discernment on these matters. I ask myself if Mercy is being employed and the fruits of the Spirit are all present in the matter. In this way, I am opining on what I believe to be the will of God through His Holy Spirit.

1 John 2:27 / Romans 8:9 / 2 Corinthians 5:14
 
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I have only one method of discernment on these matters. I ask myself if Mercy is being employed and the fruits of the Spirit are all present in the matter. In this way, I am opining on what I believe to be the will of God through His Holy Spirit.

1 John 2:27 / Romans 8:9 / 2 Corinthians 5:14
Your posts are kindly, God grant every blessing and grace to you that he intends for you to have in this world.
 
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The Lord, Jesus Christ, proclaimed that the truth would set you free. In declaring Himself as the Truth of God, He also referred to the universal nature of truth, as all truth originates from God. However, we encounter a challenge here: what we often label as truth can be mere opinion, propaganda, or even falsehood. The question then arises: how do we distinguish the truth amidst a thicket of opinions, propaganda, and falsehoods?

And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 DRB)
The Indwelling Holy Spirit knows the truth (is the Truth), so I need to know what He knows. If I quench the Spirit and go it alone, I will not be speaking the truth.
 
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The Lord, Jesus Christ, proclaimed that the truth would set you free. In declaring Himself as the Truth of God, He also referred to the universal nature of truth, as all truth originates from God. However, we encounter a challenge here: what we often label as truth can be mere opinion, propaganda, or even falsehood. The question then arises: how do we distinguish the truth amidst a thicket of opinions, propaganda, and falsehoods?

And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 DRB)
Taking the entire passage (John 8:31-47) into consideration, Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees about the truth of him being the Messiah. And that acknowledging that truth will set them free. That's my take on it anyways.

When a verse is plucked out and isolated its meaning can be ascribed to many things and interpretations. It's important to remember that the Gospel according to John wasn't written in verses and what's written is meant to be taken as a whole.
 
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The Lord, Jesus Christ, proclaimed that the truth would set you free. In declaring Himself as the Truth of God, He also referred to the universal nature of truth, as all truth originates from God. However, we encounter a challenge here: what we often label as truth can be mere opinion, propaganda, or even falsehood. The question then arises: how do we distinguish the truth amidst a thicket of opinions, propaganda, and falsehoods?

And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 DRB)
The truth that is being talked about ... is the Truth about God .... satan constantly propagates lies about God and If we study the Bible we will know the truth about God.

The truth about God ... is seen in nature by what He created ... universal truth proving He is the Creator.

The Bible reveals the truth about God.

Truth or lies within humanity is often difficult to discern .... research ... research ... research .... even then we often don't know what the truth is. People should refrain from engrained (taught bias) and use critical thinking based on their research. Many people just make decisions based on "media sound bites" and do little if not no research. It's going to get a lot worse with the onset of AI. One will make decisions based mostly on ignorance because they don't spend any time looking at everything involved ... deception is a powerful tool.

It is the truth about God that sets you free.
 
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The Lord, Jesus Christ, proclaimed that the truth would set you free. In declaring Himself as the Truth of God, He also referred to the universal nature of truth, as all truth originates from God. However, we encounter a challenge here: what we often label as truth can be mere opinion, propaganda, or even falsehood. The question then arises: how do we distinguish the truth amidst a thicket of opinions, propaganda, and falsehoods?

And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 DRB)

Christ is the Truth seems fairly straightforward, It is He who sets us free. It is of no consequence what anyone says. Faith in Him frees us from the curse. We believe Him or not.

Colossians, 1:15
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Hebrews 1:8
But about the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy.”

10 He also says,
“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11 They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
12 You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.

Humans may dance to any tune they desire on their little rickety stage.
It will only affect their individual eternal destination.
There is 1 question and 1 proper response.
Do you truly believe?
Yes.
HE IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIGHT
And there is no crashing the party.
 
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The Lord, Jesus Christ, proclaimed that the truth would set you free. In declaring Himself as the Truth of God, He also referred to the universal nature of truth, as all truth originates from God. However, we encounter a challenge here: what we often label as truth can be mere opinion, propaganda, or even falsehood. The question then arises: how do we distinguish the truth amidst a thicket of opinions, propaganda, and falsehoods?

And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 DRB)
Truth is much like Empirical Science, it can be tested repeatedly with the same result.
 
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The Lord, Jesus Christ, proclaimed that the truth would set you free. In declaring Himself as the Truth of God, He also referred to the universal nature of truth, as all truth originates from God. However, we encounter a challenge here: what we often label as truth can be mere opinion, propaganda, or even falsehood. The question then arises: how do we distinguish the truth amidst a thicket of opinions, propaganda, and falsehoods?

And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32 DRB)
in Psalms 119:142, the Torah is truth, and in John 8:31-36, it is the transgression of the Torah that puts us in bondage while it is the truth that sets us free.
 
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in Psalms 119:142, the Torah is truth, and in John 8:31-36, it is the transgression of the Torah that puts us in bondage while it is the truth that sets us free.
John 14:6
 
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John 14:6
The Torah is God's way (Psalms 119:1-3), the truth (Psalms 119:142), and the life (Deuteronomy 32:46-47), and the way to see and know the Father (Exodus 33:13), and Jesus embodied the Torah by setting a sinless example for us to follow of how to walk in obedience to it, so he is the embodiment of the way, the truth, and the life, and the way to see and know the Father (John 14:6-7).
 
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The Torah is God's way (Psalms 119:1-3), the truth (Psalms 119:142), and the life (Deuteronomy 32:46-47), and the way to see and know the Father (Exodus 33:13), and Jesus embodied the Torah by setting a sinless example for us to follow of how to walk in obedience to it, so he is the embodiment of the way, the truth, and the life, and the way to see and know the Father (John 14:6-7).
He is God. He is Truth, He is Love.
 
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The Torah is God’s word and Jesus is God’s word made flesh, so what is true of the Torah is also true of Jesus insofar as he embodies it.
Jesus is God. The Torah is scripture. John 5:39 clears this up. There is only ONE Word of God and His name is Jesus, IMO.
 
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Jesus is God. The Torah is scripture. John 5:39 clears this up. There is only ONE Word of God and His name is Jesus, IMO.
The Torah describes who the character of who the God of Israel is and Jesus embodies that description. The Bible doesn’t say that Jesus is the word of God, but that he is the word of God made flesh, or in other words, that he is the embodiment of the word of God.
 
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The Torah describes who the character of who the God of Israel is and Jesus embodies that description. The Bible doesn’t say that Jesus is the word of God, but that he is the word of God made flesh, or in other words, that he is the embodiment of the word of God.
Jesus saves. The Torah has no authority over those that have placed HIS blood above the doorpost of their Souls. The Holy Spirit is FAR superior to Commandments and Rules.

Love is the measure of all.
 
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